Cost of living comparison

Turkey

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Romania

Timisoara vs. Antalya Cost of Living Summary

Timisoara is 0.8% more expensive than Antalya.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% more in Timisoara
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Timisoara
Transportation: pay 7.6% more in Timisoara
Housing: pay 7.6% less in Timisoara
Childcare: pay 36.4% less in Timisoara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Timisoara
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Timisoara

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

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Timisoara vs. Antalya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Timisoara instead of Antalya, you would:

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pay 10.8% more for restaurants

	Antalya	Timisoara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY503.16	$10.46 RON49.47	+2.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.15 TRY452.84	$8.37 RON39.57	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 TRY96.23	$2.16 RON10.22	+11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 TRY26.70	$1.63 RON7.71	+202.2%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Antalya	Timisoara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 TRY50.82	$1.22 RON5.78	+19.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.64 TRY229.88	$4.27 RON20.18	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.95 TRY195.80	$5.33 RON25.19	+34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 TRY124.78	$2.87 RON13.60	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 TRY110.49	$2.75 RON13.01	+23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.41	$0.53 RON2.49	-32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 TRY41.46	$0.67 RON3.16	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY22.26	$0.65 RON3.07	+44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 TRY32.58	$1.07 RON5.07	+62.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TRY14.09	$0.34 RON1.62	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 TRY13.23	$0.43 RON2.04	+61.8%
Average			+16.0%

Antalya vs. Timisoara - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% more for transportation

	Antalya	Timisoara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 TRY260.24	$7.17 RON33.92	+36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.39 TRY1,207.58	$33.46 RON158.29	+37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,639.85 TRY2M	$28,531.98 RON135K	-33.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.11 TRY352.21	$7.53 RON35.61	+5.8%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 7.6% less for housing

	Antalya	Timisoara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.39 TRY761.98	$8.50 RON40.23	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$612.88 TRY30,345.79	$537.49 RON2,542.65	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$488.10 TRY24,167.44	$358.74 RON1,697.08	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.76 TRY2,761.09	$129.07 RON610.58	+131.5%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 36.4% less for childcare

	Antalya	Timisoara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$697.11 TRY34,516.76	$584.97 RON2,767.28	-16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,205.26 TRY901K	$8,773.22 RON41,502.59	-51.8%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Antalya	Timisoara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.05 TRY150.95	$2.72 RON12.86	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17 TRY206.63	$3.00 RON14.18	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 TRY115.73	$6.27 RON29.68	+168.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.77 TRY2,761.59	$38.96 RON184.29	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.11 TRY352.21	$8.05 RON38.09	+13.2%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Antalya	Timisoara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.73 TRY2,264.22	$74.43 RON352.10	+62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.26 TRY1,597.53	$39.50 RON186.84	+22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.47 TRY4,578.76	$76.43 RON361.57	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.39 TRY3,881.52	$89.41 RON422.94	+14.0%
Average			+17.1%

Antalya vs. Timisoara - Cost of clothing

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