Cost of living comparison
Alba Iulia is 3.9% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Lima, you would:
pay 56.0% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN15.20
|
$7.62
RON34.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN23.31
|
$5.22
RON23.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.26
|
$1.31
RON5.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.06
|
$1.09
RON4.88
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.80
|
$0.94
RON4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.58
|
$3.63
RON16.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.60
|
$4.60
RON20.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN10.07
|
$2.96
RON13.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.93
|
$2.67
RON11.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN3.00
|
$0.44
RON1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.86
|
$0.59
RON2.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.75
|
$0.56
RON2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
$0.76
RON3.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.28
RON1.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.28
RON1.25
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN21.17
|
$5.59
RON25.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN78.65
|
$15.23
RON68.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN81,074.32
|
$26,274.92
RON117,798.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN77.02
|
$4.90
RON21.95
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN109.56
|
$7.34
RON32.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,102.64
|
$188.60
RON845.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,368.33
|
$119.69
RON536.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN179.24
|
$87.78
RON393.54
|
|
pay 21.5% more for childcare
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN945.87
|
$304.66
RON1,365.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,880.56
|
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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN8.11
|
$1.63
RON7.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN10.03
|
$1.74
RON7.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.27
|
$5.28
RON23.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN115.77
|
$37.36
RON167.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN25.34
|
$4.35
RON19.51
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN165.82
|
$65.15
RON292.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN120.34
|
$34.09
RON152.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN308.81
|
$92.71
RON415.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN345.20
|
$112.20
RON503.01
|
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