Cost of living comparison
Alba Iulia is 8.2% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Lima, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
$8.62
RON41.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
$5.93
RON28.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
$1.44
RON6.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
$1.00
RON4.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
$4.03
RON19.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
$5.04
RON24.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
$3.18
RON15.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
$2.80
RON13.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
$0.46
RON2.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
$0.65
RON3.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
$1.06
RON5.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
$0.33
RON1.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$0.29
RON1.40
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
$5.62
RON26.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
$16.16
RON77.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
$4.85
RON23.13
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
$8.81
RON42.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
$301.23
RON1,437.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
$247.29
RON1,179.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
$114.84
RON547.97
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
$403.19
RON1,923.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
$6,126.45
RON29,232.34
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
$1.62
RON7.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
$2.15
RON10.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
$5.39
RON25.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
$38.43
RON183.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
$5.17
RON24.67
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
|
Lima
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
$40.94
RON195.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
$34.48
RON164.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
$78.28
RON373.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
$68.23
RON325.57
|
|
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