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Ankara vs. Alba Iulia Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 49.6% more expensive than Alba Iulia.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Ankara
Transportation: pay 9.4% more in Ankara
Housing: pay 91.9% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.9% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 56.9% more in Ankara

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Ankara are more expensive than in Alba Iulia. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ankara.

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Ankara vs. Alba Iulia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.0% more for restaurants

	Alba Iulia	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.37 RON39.87	$10.16 TRY500.19	+21.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.75 RON27.41	$9.65 TRY475.18	+67.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 RON8.31	$1.72 TRY84.48	-1.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 RON6.98	$0.74 TRY36.34	-49.6%
Average			+22.0%

Alba Iulia vs. Ankara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	Alba Iulia	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 RON5.32	$0.98 TRY48.17	-12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 RON18.27	$5.14 TRY252.83	+34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 RON22.54	$4.51 TRY221.92	-4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.73 RON13.02	$2.70 TRY132.81	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 RON12.96	$2.48 TRY121.99	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.96	$0.89 TRY43.82	+116.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 RON2.86	$1.01 TRY49.64	+67.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.71	$0.59 TRY29.26	+4.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 RON4.97	$0.78 TRY38.20	-25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 RON1.58	$0.29 TRY14.41	-11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 RON1.24	$0.26 TRY12.59	-1.4%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

	Alba Iulia	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 RON27.27	$5.38 TRY265.02	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.73 RON79.74	$12.19 TRY600.23	-27.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON136K	$48,777.71 TRY2M	+71.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.83 RON27.81	$7.82 TRY385.14	+34.1%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 91.9% more for housing

	Alba Iulia	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.09 RON43.30	$17.61 TRY866.83	+93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$293.30 RON1,397.87	$760.78 TRY37,446.68	+159.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.72 RON1,356.96	$572.06 TRY28,157.64	+100.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.16 RON453.52	$72.14 TRY3,550.93	-24.2%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Alba Iulia	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$443.91 RON2,115.67	$1,048.06 TRY51,586.85	+136.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,921.71 RON32,988.87	$19,763.76 TRY973K	+185.5%
Average			+159.6%

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pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Alba Iulia	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 RON9.47	$5.08 TRY250.09	+155.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.23 RON10.63	$4.09 TRY201.41	+83.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 RON24.92	$2.24 TRY110.04	-57.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.28 RON139.54	$72.15 TRY3,551.33	+146.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 RON23.92	$8.13 TRY400.15	+62.0%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 56.9% more for clothing

	Alba Iulia	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.69 RON184.40	$53.73 TRY2,644.74	+38.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.70 RON112.96	$48.06 TRY2,365.60	+102.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.74 RON356.20	$105.21 TRY5,178.42	+40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.74 RON299.02	$95.84 TRY4,717.40	+52.8%
Average			+56.9%

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