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Alba Iulia vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Alba Iulia is 30.2% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% less in Alba Iulia
Groceries: pay 7.7% less in Alba Iulia
Transportation: pay 26.0% less in Alba Iulia
Housing: pay 60.0% less in Alba Iulia
Childcare: pay 36.0% less in Alba Iulia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% less in Alba Iulia
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Alba Iulia

Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Alba Iulia.

Alba Iulia vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 26.1% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Alba Iulia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.15	$8.62 RON41.86	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN36.01	$5.93 RON28.78	-31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.46	$1.44 RON6.98	-19.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN7.44	$1.08 RON5.23	-39.8%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 7.7% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Alba Iulia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.53	$1.00 RON4.84	-8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN18.12	$4.03 RON19.55	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN15.78	$5.04 RON24.48	+32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN12.57	$3.18 RON15.44	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN10.55	$2.80 RON13.61	+10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.89	$0.46 RON2.22	+0.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN3.10	$0.65 RON3.13	-13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.42	$0.65 RON3.15	-21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.77	$1.06 RON5.14	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.72	$0.33 RON1.58	-21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.95	$0.29 RON1.42	-37.4%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 26.0% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Alba Iulia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN25.78	$5.62 RON27.32	-9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN113.16	$16.16 RON78.49	-40.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN127,764.24	$26,003.12 RON126,302.34	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.92	$4.85 RON23.55	-38.8%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 60.0% less for housing

	Warsaw	Alba Iulia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN71.48	$8.81 RON42.79	-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,449.04	$301.23 RON1,463.11	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,460.65	$247.29 RON1,201.13	-70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN933.14	$114.84 RON557.81	-48.8%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 36.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Alba Iulia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN2,111.15	$403.19 RON1,958.38	-20.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN52,297.98	$6,126.45 RON29,757.37	-51.3%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Alba Iulia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.43	$1.62 RON7.85	-56.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN15.22	$2.15 RON10.47	-41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN19.80	$5.39 RON26.16	+13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN175.64	$38.43 RON186.64	-9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN36.01	$5.17 RON25.12	-40.3%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Alba Iulia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN371.86	$40.94 RON198.85	-54.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN172.76	$34.48 RON167.45	-17.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN367.18	$78.28 RON380.20	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN424.77	$68.23 RON331.42	-33.2%
Average			-29.0%

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