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Piatra Neamt vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Piatra Neamt is 25.6% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 54.1% more in Piatra Neamt
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Piatra Neamt
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in Piatra Neamt
Housing: pay 32.0% less in Piatra Neamt
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Piatra Neamt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% more in Piatra Neamt
Clothing: pay 12.3% less in Piatra Neamt

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

Piatra Neamt vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Piatra Neamt instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 54.1% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Piatra Neamt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$9.20 RON39.90	-4.4%
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	$1.61 RON6.98	+33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$1.20 RON5.19	+192.0%
Average			+54.1%

Ankara vs. Piatra Neamt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Piatra Neamt
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$1.15 RON4.99	+66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$1.27 RON5.49	-73.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$6.14 RON26.64	+67.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$3.04 RON13.17	+30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$3.18 RON13.80	+24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$0.45 RON1.96	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.61 RON2.64	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.68 RON2.94	+13.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.89 RON3.85	+39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.42 RON1.81	+41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.41 RON1.76	+62.8%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	Ankara	Piatra Neamt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$5.87 RON25.47	+33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$28,327.85 RON122,826.72	-41.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$8.28 RON35.91	+22.9%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 32.0% less for housing

	Ankara	Piatra Neamt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$5.75 RON24.94	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$345.07 RON1,496.17	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$207.04 RON897.70	-59.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$87.96 RON381.38	+41.5%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Ankara	Piatra Neamt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$1,401.10 RON6,075.02	+133.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	??
Average			+133.3%

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pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Piatra Neamt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$2.07 RON8.98	-42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$2.35 RON10.17	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$6.15 RON26.68	+184.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$34.51 RON149.62	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$5.75 RON24.94	-10.6%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 12.3% less for clothing

	Ankara	Piatra Neamt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$71.89 RON311.70	+25.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$32.21 RON139.64	-29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$73.61 RON319.18	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$80.52 RON349.11	-16.1%
Average			-12.3%

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