Cost of living comparison
Alba Iulia is 14.2% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 64.7% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Alba Iulia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH313.50
|
$7.62
RON34.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH261.25
|
$5.22
RON23.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.66
|
$1.31
RON5.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.97
|
$1.09
RON4.88
|
|
pay 8.0% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.25
|
$0.94
RON4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.88
|
$3.63
RON16.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.58
|
$4.60
RON20.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.65
|
$2.96
RON13.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.64
|
$2.67
RON11.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.22
|
$0.44
RON1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.33
|
$0.59
RON2.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.24
|
$0.56
RON2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.77
|
$0.76
RON3.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.64
|
$0.28
RON1.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.50
|
$0.28
RON1.25
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.54
|
$5.59
RON25.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH399.71
|
$15.23
RON68.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,280,109.02
|
$26,274.92
RON117,798.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.47
|
$4.90
RON21.95
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Kiev
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.57
|
$7.34
RON32.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,102.77
|
$188.60
RON845.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,485.19
|
$119.69
RON536.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,980.35
|
$87.78
RON393.54
|
|
pay 16.5% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,102.55
|
$304.66
RON1,365.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH284,385.89
|
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pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.25
|
$1.63
RON7.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.46
|
$1.74
RON7.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH94.05
|
$5.28
RON23.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,107.40
|
$37.36
RON167.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH209.00
|
$4.35
RON19.51
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,864.63
|
$65.15
RON292.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,510.48
|
$34.09
RON152.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,608.69
|
$92.71
RON415.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,907.34
|
$112.20
RON503.01
|
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