Cost of living comparison
Alba Iulia is 41.4% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Alba Iulia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.43
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
$5.93
RON28.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.65
|
$1.44
RON6.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.26
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Alba Iulia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.80
|
$1.00
RON4.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.86
|
$4.03
RON19.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$5.04
RON24.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.29
|
$3.18
RON15.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.09
|
$2.80
RON13.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.12
|
$0.46
RON2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.65
RON3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.36
|
$0.65
RON3.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$1.06
RON5.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.33
RON1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.29
RON1.40
|
|
pay 38.8% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Alba Iulia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.31
|
$5.62
RON26.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€40.12
|
$16.16
RON77.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,639.76
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.28
|
$4.85
RON23.17
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
Vienna
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€35.09
|
$8.81
RON42.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,063.05
|
$301.23
RON1,439.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€775.83
|
$247.29
RON1,181.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€234.24
|
$114.84
RON548.74
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
Vienna
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€262.75
|
$403.19
RON1,926.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,995.04
|
$6,126.45
RON29,273.38
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.62
RON7.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$2.15
RON10.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.48
|
$5.39
RON25.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.64
|
$38.43
RON183.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.35
|
$5.17
RON24.71
|
|
pay 36.1% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Alba Iulia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€100.32
|
$40.94
RON195.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.94
|
$34.48
RON164.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€91.59
|
$78.28
RON374.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€118.15
|
$68.23
RON326.03
|
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