Cost of living comparison

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Botosani vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Botosani is 9.6% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% more in Botosani
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Botosani
Transportation: pay 53.5% more in Botosani
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Botosani
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Botosani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% more in Botosani
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Botosani

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Botosani are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Botosani.

Botosani vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Botosani instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 49.5% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Botosani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY411.40	$8.63 RON37.40	-10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.98	$8.05 RON34.91	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.65	$1.46 RON6.32	+20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.51	$1.20 RON5.19	+192.0%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Ankara	Botosani
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.51	$1.26 RON5.45	+82.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.62	$4.31 RON18.70	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.84	$6.14 RON26.64	+67.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.19	$3.04 RON13.16	+30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.88	$3.18 RON13.80	+24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.80	$0.45 RON1.96	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.93	$0.61 RON2.64	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.65	$0.66 RON2.87	+10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.19	$0.89 RON3.85	+39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.61	$0.42 RON1.81	+41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.69	$0.41 RON1.76	+62.8%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 53.5% more for transportation

	Ankara	Botosani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.52	$5.88 RON25.49	+33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.69	$28.53 RON123.67	+216.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,057,020.12	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	-41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.98	$7.13 RON30.92	+5.9%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Ankara	Botosani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.68	$9.83 RON42.64	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,668.30	$402.58 RON1,745.33	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,917.06	$287.55 RON1,246.66	-43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,656.72	$129.74 RON562.47	+108.7%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Ankara	Botosani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,673.19	$345.07 RON1,496.00	-42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY603,166.19	??
Average			-42.5%

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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Botosani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.28	$2.07 RON8.98	-42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.76	$2.24 RON9.72	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.57	$5.75 RON24.93	+165.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,390.06	$34.51 RON149.60	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY275.13	$5.75 RON24.93	-10.6%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Ankara	Botosani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,450.25	$49.84 RON216.09	-13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,947.13	$32.21 RON139.63	-29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,453.45	$69.01 RON299.20	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,101.94	$72.85 RON315.82	-24.1%
Average			-25.1%

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