Cost of Living in Alba Iulia, 🇷🇴 Romania - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 31, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 4 26 28 $471 $348 $471 $276 $73

Utilities 18 1 — $120 $180 $67 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 $15 $13 $16 $13 $0

Groceries 1 9 $75 $130 $420 $105 $4

Transportation 2 3 15 $52 $48 $110 $38 $3

Dining Out 21 20 1 $278 $104 $273 $62 $24

Leisure Activities 17 25 1 $40 $40 $465 $37 $12

Health Insurance 11 $63 $45 $120 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 12 13 $28 $28 $56 — —

Total $1,022 $876 $2,111 $598 $118

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 4 $275.61 $225 – $337 per month

Coworking Space 10 $108.66 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 4 26 $471.45 $393 – $561 per month

Coliving Space 4 $314.31 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 21 23 $2.42 per cup

Beer 21 1 $2.11 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 21 $5.23 per meal

Fast Food Combo 20 $6.94 per meal

Apples 1 $0.96 per kg

Bread 9 $0.84 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.62 per liter

Rice 9 $2.11 per kg

Chicken Fillets 9 1 $6.33 per kg

Beef 9 $11.81 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 9 $6.32 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 21 1 $31.74 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 9 $0.44 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $0.53 per trip

Taxi per km 15 $0.59 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 16 $31.63 per month

Gasoline 24 8 $2.14 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 15 $3.47 per trip

Scooter Rental 27 $60.61 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 5 $3.37 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 6 $9.26 per month

Gym Membership 17 $33.53 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $14.24 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5 $3.37 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 25 $3.16 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $40.60 per pair

Summer Dress $32.17 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $80.10 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $5.38 per visit

Laundry $2.11 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 22 $21.09 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $7.37 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 31, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 4.7417 RON on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Sibiu, Bucharest, Hanoi

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 443.2 471.45
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 398.88 275.61
- Apples 1.33 0.96
- Beef 7.76 11.81
- Beer 1.77 2.11
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- Bread 0.89 0.84
- Chicken Fillets 4.88 6.33
- Cinema Ticket 6.65 3.16
- Coffee 2.22 2.42
- Coliving Space 288.08 314.31
- Coworking Space 99.72 108.66
- Dining Out local 66.48, nomad 664.8, expat 132.96, family 332.4, tourist 39.89 local 61.59, nomad 277.52, expat 104.18, family 273.4, tourist 24.1
- Doctor Visit (GP) 26.59 21.09
- Fast Food Combo 6.2 6.94
- Gasoline 1.44 2.14
- Groceries local 110.8, nomad 55.4, expat 155.12, family 398.88, tourist 4.43 local 105, nomad 75, expat 130, family 420, tourist 3.8
- Gym Membership 26.59 33.53
- Haircut 6.65 5.38
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 71.36, expat 77.56, family 177.28, tourist 2.22 local 0, nomad 62.72, expat 45, family 120, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 221.6, nomad 487.52, expat 487.52, family 620.48, tourist 81.55 local 275.61, nomad 471.45, expat 348.19, family 471.45, tourist 73.01
- Internet & Mobile local 17.73, nomad 39.89, expat 26.59, family 33.24, tourist 3.32 local 12.63, nomad 14.87, family 16, tourist 0.34
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 8.86 9.26
- Jeans 39.89 40.6
- Laundry 4.43 2.11
- Leisure Activities local 22.16, nomad 270.35, expat 77.56, family 88.64, tourist 17.73 local 36.69, nomad 39.85, expat 39.85, family 465, tourist 12
- Meal (Inexpensive) 8.86 5.23
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 39.89 31.74
- Milk 1.33 1.62
- Mobile Plan 7.76 3.37
- Monthly Transport Pass 17.73 31.63
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 3.32 7.37
- Rice 1.11 2.11
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.43 3.47
- Running Shoes 77.56 80.1
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6.65 3.37
- Scooter Rental 17.73 60.61
- Summer Dress 26.59 32.17
- Taxi Start 0.89 0.53
- Taxi per km 0.44 0.59
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 13.3 14.24
- Transportation local 22.16, nomad 88.64, expat 55.4, family 110.8, tourist 15.51 local 38, nomad 52.45, expat 48, family 110, tourist 3.47
- Utilities local 44.32, nomad 33.24, expat 66.48, family 99.72, tourist 0 local 67.29, nomad 0, expat 120.21, family 180, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 22.16, expat 55.4, family 88.64 local 0, nomad 28.06, expat 28.06, family 56.12
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.55 0.44
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.86 6.32
category totals recomputed so every value matches its formula: Internet & Mobile (family) 25.26 → 16.00, Transportation (nomad) 58 → 52.45 and (tourist) 6.16 → 3.47, Dining Out (local) 61.5 → 61.59, (nomad) 280 → 277.52, (expat) 105 → 104.18, (family) 280 → 273.4, (tourist) 22 → 24.1, Leisure Activities (local) 37 → 36.69, (nomad) 52 → 39.85, (expat) 42 → 39.85, Utilities (expat) 120 → 120.21; profile movers versus the June export not named earlier: Internet & Mobile (nomad, expat, tourist), Transportation (tourist), Dining Out (expat, family, tourist), Leisure Activities (family, expat, tourist), Health Insurance (family), Visa & Legal Fees (expat, family); sources corrected on Housing and Airbnb (1 month) (monthly-stay and nightly listings added), Coliving Space, Scooter Rental (regional scooter tariff, still borrowed from ro/sibiu), Taxi Start, Tennis Court (Weekend), Summer Dress and Laundry now listed under Not verified without sources, and the type D fee now cites the official fee schedule (eviza.mae.ro).

Alba Iulia cost of living