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Alba Iulia vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Alba Iulia is 15.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 85.2% more in Alba Iulia
Groceries: pay 2.1% less in Alba Iulia
Transportation: pay 8.6% less in Alba Iulia
Housing: pay 0.2% less in Alba Iulia
Childcare: pay 58.6% more in Alba Iulia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.8% less in Alba Iulia
Clothing: pay 15.7% less in Alba Iulia

The cost of restaurants and childcare in Alba Iulia are more expensive than in Lima. Expenses including clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Alba Iulia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Alba Iulia.

Alba Iulia vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.2% more for restaurants

	Lima	Alba Iulia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.35	$9.20 RON39.71	+114.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN23.92	$6.33 RON27.30	-11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.37	$1.92 RON8.27	+90.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.61 RON6.95	+146.7%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

	Lima	Alba Iulia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.93	$1.23 RON5.29	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.13	$4.22 RON18.20	-6.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.28	$5.20 RON22.45	-9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.93	$3.01 RON12.97	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.82	$2.99 RON12.91	+13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.40	$0.45 RON1.95	-55.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.70	$0.66 RON2.85	+30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.93	$0.63 RON2.70	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$1.15 RON4.95	+103.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.37 RON1.58	-20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.45	$0.29 RON1.23	-34.3%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

	Lima	Alba Iulia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.41	$5.91 RON25.51	+13.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.53	$18.40 RON79.41	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN66,963.73	$28,323.13 RON122K	+41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.70	$6.38 RON27.55	-70.6%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 0.2% less for housing

	Lima	Alba Iulia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.70	$9.16 RON39.53	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,215.58	$317.64 RON1,370.62	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,253.59	$277.60 RON1,197.83	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN145.82	$104.67 RON451.65	+140.4%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 58.6% more for childcare

	Lima	Alba Iulia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN643.88	$456.02 RON1,967.71	+137.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,518.90	$6,578.39 RON28,385.76	-19.9%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Alba Iulia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.65	$2.19 RON9.43	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.76	$2.45 RON10.59	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.13	$5.75 RON24.82	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.27	$32.21 RON138.97	+3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN23.92	$5.52 RON23.82	-22.7%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 15.7% less for clothing

	Lima	Alba Iulia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.08	$42.56 RON183.64	-16.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN119.71	$26.07 RON112.50	-27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN281.36	$82.82 RON357.35	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN280.38	$69.01 RON297.79	-17.5%
Average			-15.7%

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