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Alba Iulia vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Alba Iulia is 42.5% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% less in Alba Iulia
Groceries: pay 42.9% less in Alba Iulia
Transportation: pay 38.0% less in Alba Iulia
Housing: pay 58.7% less in Alba Iulia
Childcare: pay 43.4% less in Alba Iulia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.6% less in Alba Iulia
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Alba Iulia

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

Alba Iulia vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Alba Iulia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$9.20 RON39.90	-36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$6.33 RON27.43	-31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$1.92 RON8.31	-22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.61 RON6.98	-18.6%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 42.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Alba Iulia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.23 RON5.32	-37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$4.22 RON18.29	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$5.20 RON22.56	-23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.01 RON13.03	-55.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$2.99 RON12.97	-37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$0.45 RON1.96	-66.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.66 RON2.87	-34.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$0.63 RON2.71	-52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$1.15 RON4.98	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.37 RON1.58	-59.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.29 RON1.24	-57.9%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 38.0% less for transportation

	Wellington	Alba Iulia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$5.91 RON25.63	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$18.40 RON79.80	-83.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$28,323.13 RON122,806.24	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$6.38 RON27.68	-56.1%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 58.7% less for housing

	Wellington	Alba Iulia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$9.16 RON39.72	-81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$317.64 RON1,377.26	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$277.60 RON1,203.64	-74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$104.67 RON453.84	-4.3%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 43.4% less for childcare

	Wellington	Alba Iulia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$456.02 RON1,977.24	-40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$6,578.39 RON28,523.25	-46.1%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Alba Iulia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$2.19 RON9.48	-67.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$2.45 RON10.64	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$5.75 RON24.94	-77.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$32.21 RON139.64	-5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$5.52 RON23.94	-52.2%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Alba Iulia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$42.56 RON184.53	-38.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$26.07 RON113.04	-44.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$82.82 RON359.08	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$69.01 RON299.23	-52.8%
Average			-40.6%

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