Cost of living comparison
Alba Iulia is 6.3% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Alba Iulia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB898.64
|
$7.62
RON34.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB445.83
|
$5.22
RON23.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB100.07
|
$1.31
RON5.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB54.32
|
$1.09
RON4.88
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB57.25
|
$0.94
RON4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB427.24
|
$3.63
RON16.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB327.79
|
$4.60
RON20.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB157.73
|
$2.96
RON13.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB197.84
|
$2.67
RON11.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB57.67
|
$0.44
RON1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB62.11
|
$0.59
RON2.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB71.84
|
$0.56
RON2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB141.06
|
$0.76
RON3.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
$0.28
RON1.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.38
|
$0.28
RON1.25
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB209.62
|
$5.59
RON25.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,704.71
|
$15.23
RON68.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB2,972,209.57
|
$26,274.92
RON117,798.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB515.18
|
$4.90
RON21.95
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
Moscow
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB545.80
|
$7.34
RON32.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB79,859.37
|
$188.60
RON845.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB48,186.49
|
$119.69
RON536.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,199.58
|
$87.78
RON393.54
|
|
pay 37.1% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB43,854.06
|
$304.66
RON1,365.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,323.24
|
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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB297.22
|
$1.63
RON7.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB238.55
|
$1.74
RON7.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB227.87
|
$5.28
RON23.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB2,982.17
|
$37.36
RON167.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
$4.35
RON19.51
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB8,936.97
|
$65.15
RON292.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,213.35
|
$34.09
RON152.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,682.62
|
$92.71
RON415.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,336.86
|
$112.20
RON503.01
|
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