Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 22.6% more expensive than Alba Iulia.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Alba Iulia, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
|
Alba Iulia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.93
RON28.27
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
RON6.85
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Alba Iulia
|
Moscow
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
RON4.76
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
RON19.21
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
RON24.05
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
RON15.17
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
RON13.37
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.18
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.08
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
RON5.04
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
RON1.55
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.40
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
|
Alba Iulia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RON26.84
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.16
RON77.11
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.85
RON23.13
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 75.7% more for housing
|
Alba Iulia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON42.04
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.23
RON1,437.30
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.29
RON1,179.94
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.84
RON547.97
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 42.9% more for childcare
|
Alba Iulia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$403.19
RON1,923.83
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,126.45
RON29,232.34
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Alba Iulia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
RON7.71
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.15
RON10.28
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
RON25.70
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.43
RON183.35
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.17
RON24.67
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
|
Alba Iulia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.94
RON195.34
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.48
RON164.50
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.28
RON373.50
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.23
RON325.57
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
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