Cost of living comparison
London is 4.7 times more expensive than Alba Iulia.
If you lived in London instead of Alba Iulia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Alba Iulia
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.62
RON34.15
|
$25.22
£19.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
RON23.42
|
$10.09
£7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
RON5.85
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
RON4.88
|
$2.08
£1.58
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Alba Iulia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
RON4.23
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
RON16.26
|
$4.74
£3.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
RON20.61
|
$6.34
£4.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
RON13.27
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
RON11.95
|
$4.28
£3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.99
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.63
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
RON2.49
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
RON3.43
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
RON1.25
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
RON1.25
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Alba Iulia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
RON25.04
|
$7.20
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.23
RON68.29
|
$252.24
£191.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,274.92
RON117,798.37
|
$34,406.00
£26,157.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
RON21.95
|
$25.33
£19.25
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for housing
Alba Iulia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.34
RON32.93
|
$39.12
£29.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$188.60
RON845.54
|
$2,697.16
£2,050.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.69
RON536.59
|
$2,027.26
£1,541.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.78
RON393.54
|
$284.51
£216.30
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Alba Iulia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$304.66
RON1,365.88
|
$2,321.07
£1,764.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$25,293.41
£19,229.56
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Alba Iulia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
RON7.32
|
$8.20
£6.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
RON7.81
|
$4.56
£3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON23.66
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.36
RON167.48
|
$58.95
£44.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
RON19.51
|
$18.92
£14.38
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
Alba Iulia
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.15
RON292.08
|
$103.07
£78.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
RON152.85
|
$49.65
£37.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.71
RON415.66
|
$112.31
£85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.20
RON503.01
|
$123.32
£93.75
|
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