Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 14.5% more expensive than Alba Iulia.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Alba Iulia, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.62
RON34.15
|
$3.85
KES496.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
RON23.42
|
$5.38
KES694.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
RON5.85
|
$0.59
KES75.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
RON4.88
|
$0.49
KES63.21
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
RON4.23
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
RON16.26
|
$5.70
KES734.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.60
RON20.61
|
$3.37
KES435.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
RON13.27
|
$1.69
KES218.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
RON11.95
|
$2.67
KES344.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.99
|
$1.12
KES144.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.63
|
$0.42
KES53.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
RON2.49
|
$0.78
KES100.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
RON3.43
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
RON1.25
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
RON1.25
|
$0.48
KES61.29
|
|
pay 65.8% more for transportation
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
RON25.04
|
$6.09
KES785.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.23
RON68.29
|
$34.46
KES4,445.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,274.92
RON117,798.37
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,723.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
RON21.95
|
$12.62
KES1,627.51
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.34
RON32.93
|
$40.57
KES5,233.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$188.60
RON845.54
|
$418.88
KES54,039.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.69
RON536.59
|
$196.01
KES25,286.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.78
RON393.54
|
$22.29
KES2,875.97
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$304.66
RON1,365.88
|
$146.63
KES18,917.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,624.54
KES983,642.00
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
RON7.32
|
$2.31
KES297.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
RON7.81
|
$2.24
KES288.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON23.66
|
$2.69
KES347.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.36
RON167.48
|
$45.86
KES5,916.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
RON19.51
|
$6.15
KES793.91
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.15
RON292.08
|
$18.56
KES2,394.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
RON152.85
|
$24.95
KES3,218.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.71
RON415.66
|
$57.17
KES7,375.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.20
RON503.01
|
$52.46
KES6,768.02
|
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