Cost of living comparison
Prague is 70.3% more expensive than Alba Iulia.
If you lived in Prague instead of Alba Iulia, you would:
pay 29.2% more for restaurants
Alba Iulia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RON41.18
|
$10.61
CZK258.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.93
RON28.31
|
$8.49
CZK206.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
RON6.86
|
$1.74
CZK42.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
RON5.15
|
$1.39
CZK33.81
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
Alba Iulia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
RON4.76
|
$1.42
CZK34.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
RON19.24
|
$5.99
CZK145.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
RON24.09
|
$3.96
CZK96.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
RON15.19
|
$2.56
CZK62.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
RON13.39
|
$3.92
CZK95.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.18
|
$0.77
CZK18.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.08
|
$0.73
CZK17.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.10
|
$0.89
CZK21.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
RON5.05
|
$1.47
CZK35.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
RON1.56
|
$0.57
CZK13.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.40
|
$0.55
CZK13.30
|
|
pay 54.9% more for transportation
Alba Iulia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RON26.88
|
$6.13
CZK149.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.16
RON77.22
|
$23.35
CZK568.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
$25,475.49
CZK619,721.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.85
RON23.17
|
$12.99
CZK316.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Alba Iulia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON42.10
|
$19.68
CZK478.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.23
RON1,439.32
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,448.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.29
RON1,181.59
|
$837.45
CZK20,372.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.84
RON548.74
|
$223.37
CZK5,433.65
|
|
pay 84.5% more for childcare
Alba Iulia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$403.19
RON1,926.53
|
$713.18
CZK17,349.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,126.45
RON29,273.38
|
$11,763.21
CZK286,154.13
|
|
pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports
Alba Iulia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
RON7.72
|
$2.40
CZK58.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.15
RON10.30
|
$3.08
CZK74.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
RON25.74
|
$6.54
CZK159.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.43
RON183.61
|
$63.73
CZK1,550.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.17
RON24.71
|
$10.61
CZK258.22
|
|
pay 46.8% more for clothing
Alba Iulia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.94
RON195.62
|
$82.44
CZK2,005.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.48
RON164.73
|
$36.17
CZK879.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.28
RON374.02
|
$92.56
CZK2,251.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.23
RON326.03
|
$111.10
CZK2,702.68
|
|
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