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Alba Iulia vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Alba Iulia is 43.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% more in Alba Iulia
Groceries: pay 49.8% less in Alba Iulia
Transportation: pay 51.4% less in Alba Iulia
Housing: pay 67.5% less in Alba Iulia
Childcare: pay 63.2% less in Alba Iulia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.4% less in Alba Iulia
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Alba Iulia

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

Alba Iulia vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alba Iulia instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 24.4% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Alba Iulia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$9.20 RON39.90	+16.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$6.33 RON27.43	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.92 RON8.31	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.61 RON6.98	+44.8%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 49.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Alba Iulia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.23 RON5.32	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$4.22 RON18.29	-66.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.20 RON22.56	-55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.01 RON13.03	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$2.99 RON12.97	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$0.45 RON1.96	-71.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.66 RON2.87	-39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.63 RON2.71	-61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.15 RON4.98	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.37 RON1.58	-66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.29 RON1.24	-73.1%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 51.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Alba Iulia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$5.91 RON25.63	-50.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$18.40 RON79.80	-72.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$28,323.13 RON122,806.24	-26.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$6.38 RON27.68	-56.1%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 67.5% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Alba Iulia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$9.16 RON39.72	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$317.64 RON1,377.26	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$277.60 RON1,203.64	-83.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$104.67 RON453.84	-41.0%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 63.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Alba Iulia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$456.02 RON1,977.24	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$6,578.39 RON28,523.25	-70.4%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Alba Iulia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$2.19 RON9.48	-66.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$2.45 RON10.64	-53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$5.75 RON24.94	-56.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$32.21 RON139.64	-59.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$5.52 RON23.94	-57.1%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Alba Iulia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$42.56 RON184.53	-42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$26.07 RON113.04	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$82.82 RON359.08	-10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$69.01 RON299.23	-51.7%
Average			-35.6%

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