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Ankara vs. Ramnicu Valcea Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 16.9% more expensive than Ramnicu Valcea.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% less in Ankara
Groceries: pay 16.2% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 0.2% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 39.0% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 79.5% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.7% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Ramnicu Valcea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ankara instead of Ramnicu Valcea, you would:

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

	Ramnicu Valcea	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 RON34.91	$9.62 TRY411.40	+19.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.90 RON29.92	$8.42 TRY359.98	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.31	$1.21 TRY51.65	-43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 RON7.31	$0.41 TRY17.51	-75.7%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 16.2% less for groceries

	Ramnicu Valcea	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 RON5.42	$0.69 TRY29.51	-44.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.42 RON19.18	$4.81 TRY205.62	+8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 RON26.15	$3.67 TRY156.84	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.33 RON14.42	$2.32 TRY99.19	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 RON13.12	$2.55 TRY108.88	-15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.49	$0.70 TRY29.80	+21.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 RON3.17	$1.05 TRY44.93	+43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 RON2.71	$0.60 TRY25.65	-4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 RON4.52	$0.64 TRY27.19	-39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.93	$0.30 TRY12.61	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 RON1.97	$0.25 TRY10.69	-44.9%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 0.2% less for transportation

	Ramnicu Valcea	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 RON26.85	$4.41 TRY188.52	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON99.73	$9.02 TRY385.69	-60.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	$48,122.27 TRY2,057,020.12	+80.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON26.93	$6.74 TRY287.98	+8.5%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 39.0% more for housing

	Ramnicu Valcea	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.67 RON33.24	$13.72 TRY586.68	+79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.59 RON1,944.80	$717.46 TRY30,668.30	+59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$299.06 RON1,296.53	$512.73 TRY21,917.06	+71.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.74 RON588.50	$62.15 TRY2,656.72	-54.2%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 79.5% more for childcare

	Ramnicu Valcea	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$456.02 RON1,977.01	$600.60 TRY25,673.19	+31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	$14,110.57 TRY603,166.19	+127.2%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Ramnicu Valcea	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 RON10.97	$3.61 TRY154.28	+42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 RON8.98	$3.22 TRY137.76	+55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON24.93	$2.17 TRY92.57	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.64 RON176.20	$55.91 TRY2,390.06	+37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON39.89	$6.44 TRY275.13	-30.1%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Ramnicu Valcea	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.21 RON256.70	$57.32 TRY2,450.25	-3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 RON160.82	$45.55 TRY1,947.13	+22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.71 RON289.23	$104.18 TRY4,453.45	+56.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.85 RON315.82	$95.96 TRY4,101.94	+31.7%
Average			+26.9%

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