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Galati vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Galati is 26.7% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Galati
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Galati
Transportation: pay 45.8% more in Galati
Housing: pay 2.0% less in Galati
Childcare: pay 26.6% less in Galati
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Galati
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Galati

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

Galati vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Galati
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$11.50 RON49.87	+19.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$8.05 RON34.91	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$2.27 RON9.85	+88.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$1.98 RON8.60	+384.3%
Average			+121.9%

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Ankara	Galati
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.86 RON3.74	+25.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$4.22 RON18.29	-12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$5.14 RON22.28	+40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$3.68 RON15.94	+58.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$2.84 RON12.31	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$0.56 RON2.41	-20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.77 RON3.32	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.77 RON3.32	+27.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.85 RON3.69	+34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.47 RON2.04	+59.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.51 RON2.22	+105.2%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 45.8% more for transportation

	Ankara	Galati
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$5.89 RON25.52	+33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$26.46 RON114.71	+193.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$28,323.13 RON122,806.24	-41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$6.58 RON28.53	-2.3%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Ankara	Galati
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$8.63 RON37.40	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$433.54 RON1,879.77	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$348.50 RON1,511.06	-32.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$124.66 RON540.51	+100.6%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 26.6% less for childcare

	Ankara	Galati
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$651.79 RON2,826.10	+8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$5,406.03 RON23,439.99	-61.7%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Galati
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$2.30 RON9.97	-36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$2.85 RON12.34	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$5.75 RON24.94	+165.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$33.64 RON145.88	-39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$6.67 RON28.93	+3.6%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Ankara	Galati
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$100.71 RON436.68	+75.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$35.08 RON152.11	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$63.26 RON274.30	-39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$97.48 RON422.67	+1.6%
Average			+3.8%

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