Cost of living comparison
Manila is 23.6% more expensive than Alba Iulia.
If you lived in Manila instead of Alba Iulia, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
|
Alba Iulia
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RON40.01
|
$5.12
₱299.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.93
RON27.50
|
$4.26
₱249.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
RON6.67
|
$0.87
₱51.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
RON5.00
|
$0.49
₱28.72
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Alba Iulia
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
RON4.63
|
$1.35
₱79.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
RON18.69
|
$5.30
₱310.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
RON23.40
|
$6.79
₱397.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
RON14.76
|
$2.08
₱121.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
RON13.00
|
$2.42
₱141.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.12
|
$1.52
₱88.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON2.99
|
$0.80
₱46.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.01
|
$1.52
₱88.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
RON4.91
|
$0.98
₱57.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
RON1.51
|
$1.20
₱70.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.36
|
$1.48
₱86.80
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
|
Alba Iulia
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RON26.11
|
$4.14
₱242.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.16
RON75.01
|
$9.93
₱580.36
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
$25,575.45
₱1,495,012.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.85
RON22.50
|
$2.67
₱155.98
|
|
pay 67.5% more for housing
|
Alba Iulia
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.89
|
$28.80
₱1,683.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.23
RON1,398.20
|
$468.88
₱27,408.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.29
RON1,147.84
|
$234.44
₱13,704.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.84
RON533.06
|
$106.33
₱6,215.51
|
|
pay 75.1% more for childcare
|
Alba Iulia
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$403.19
RON1,871.50
|
$482.52
₱28,205.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,126.45
RON28,437.12
|
$14,127.39
₱825,816.49
|
|
pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Alba Iulia
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
RON7.50
|
$1.36
₱79.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.15
RON10.00
|
$2.70
₱157.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
RON25.00
|
$3.07
₱179.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.43
RON178.36
|
$40.61
₱2,373.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.17
RON24.00
|
$7.67
₱448.50
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Alba Iulia
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.94
RON190.03
|
$33.31
₱1,947.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.48
RON160.02
|
$26.60
₱1,554.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.28
RON363.34
|
$74.03
₱4,327.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.23
RON316.71
|
$60.89
₱3,559.41
|
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