Cost of living comparison
Alba Iulia is 55.5% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hanoi
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.98
₫50,344
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.75
₫120,825
|
$5.93
RON28.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₫11,277
|
$1.44
RON6.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₫6,545
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Hanoi
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,172
|
$1.00
RON4.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
₫127,331
|
$4.03
RON19.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
₫134,897
|
$5.04
RON24.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
₫40,366
|
$3.18
RON15.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₫40,567
|
$2.80
RON13.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
₫43,784
|
$0.46
RON2.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,769
|
$0.65
RON3.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
₫19,428
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,392
|
$1.06
RON5.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
₫11,593
|
$0.33
RON1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,701
|
$0.29
RON1.40
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
|
Hanoi
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,270
|
$5.62
RON26.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.91
₫201,374
|
$16.16
RON77.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,554.95
₫1,006,871,696
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.38
₫136,935
|
$4.85
RON23.13
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
|
Hanoi
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.00
₫229,196
|
$8.81
RON42.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.66
₫8,620,653
|
$301.23
RON1,437.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.31
₫6,091,574
|
$247.29
RON1,179.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.28
₫1,483,470
|
$114.84
RON547.97
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
|
Hanoi
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.92
₫6,209,042
|
$403.19
RON1,923.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,260.72
₫312,096,663
|
$6,126.45
RON29,232.34
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hanoi
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
₫25,172
|
$1.62
RON7.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
₫46,665
|
$2.15
RON10.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
₫35,241
|
$5.39
RON25.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.31
₫669,650
|
$38.43
RON183.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
₫105,722
|
$5.17
RON24.67
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
|
Hanoi
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.72
₫934,740
|
$40.94
RON195.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.37
₫671,248
|
$34.48
RON164.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.93
₫2,365,553
|
$78.28
RON373.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.41
₫2,199,627
|
$68.23
RON325.57
|
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