Cost of living comparison
Alba Iulia is 30.3% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Athens, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
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Athens
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$8.62
RON40.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.00
|
$5.93
RON27.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$1.44
RON6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$1.08
RON5.00
|
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pay 27.0% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.00
RON4.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.15
|
$4.03
RON18.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.87
|
$5.04
RON23.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.20
|
$3.18
RON14.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.56
|
$2.80
RON13.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.46
RON2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.65
RON2.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.65
RON3.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.06
RON4.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.33
RON1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.29
RON1.36
|
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pay 37.3% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.12
|
$5.62
RON26.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.00
|
$16.16
RON75.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,347.69
|
$26,003.12
RON120,698.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.00
|
$4.85
RON22.50
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.37
|
$8.81
RON40.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€592.14
|
$301.23
RON1,398.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€519.96
|
$247.29
RON1,147.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€143.13
|
$114.84
RON533.06
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€432.15
|
$403.19
RON1,871.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,003.53
|
$6,126.45
RON28,437.12
|
|
pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Alba Iulia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.00
|
$1.62
RON7.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.46
|
$2.15
RON10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
$5.39
RON25.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.05
|
$38.43
RON178.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.00
|
$5.17
RON24.00
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€80.34
|
$40.94
RON190.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.75
|
$34.48
RON160.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€87.47
|
$78.28
RON363.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€107.65
|
$68.23
RON316.71
|
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