Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 10.2% more expensive than Alba Iulia.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Alba Iulia, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
|
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RON41.18
|
$3.85
KES498.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.93
RON28.31
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
RON6.86
|
$0.66
KES85.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
RON5.15
|
$0.53
KES68.94
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
|
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
RON4.76
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
RON19.24
|
$5.59
KES723.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
RON24.09
|
$3.35
KES433.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
RON15.19
|
$1.70
KES220.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
RON13.39
|
$2.71
KES350.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.18
|
$1.26
KES163.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.08
|
$0.50
KES64.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.10
|
$0.87
KES113.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
RON5.05
|
$0.46
KES59.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
RON1.56
|
$0.48
KES62.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.40
|
$0.56
KES72.02
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
|
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RON26.88
|
$6.17
KES799.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.16
RON77.22
|
$30.83
KES3,991.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
$19,266.80
KES2,494,449.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.85
RON23.17
|
$13.87
KES1,796.00
|
|
pay 69.1% more for housing
|
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON42.10
|
$39.39
KES5,100.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.23
RON1,439.32
|
$428.53
KES55,481.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.29
RON1,181.59
|
$166.44
KES21,548.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.84
RON548.74
|
$22.39
KES2,899.13
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
|
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$403.19
RON1,926.53
|
$166.67
KES21,579.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,126.45
RON29,273.38
|
$8,008.06
KES1,036,793.35
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
RON7.72
|
$2.31
KES299.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.15
RON10.30
|
$2.24
KES290.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
RON25.74
|
$3.08
KES399.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.43
RON183.61
|
$44.12
KES5,711.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.17
RON24.71
|
$6.17
KES798.22
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
|
Alba Iulia
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.94
RON195.62
|
$16.84
KES2,180.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.48
RON164.73
|
$22.95
KES2,971.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.28
RON374.02
|
$61.84
KES8,005.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.23
RON326.03
|
$52.50
KES6,797.33
|
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