Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 2.2% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% less in Turkey
Groceries: pay 17.6% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 10.0% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 54.7% more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkey instead of Romania, you would:

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pay 19.8% less for restaurants

	Romania	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.44	$7.80 TRY386.28	-20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.13	$8.25 TRY408.38	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.86	$1.28 TRY63.31	-31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.43	$0.44 TRY22.00	-71.7%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 17.6% less for groceries

	Romania	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.19	$0.96 TRY47.63	-12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.78	$4.58 TRY226.89	+21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.36	$3.74 TRY185.39	-30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.77	$2.15 TRY106.63	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.72	$1.91 TRY94.53	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.42	$0.80 TRY39.56	+56.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.18	$0.86 TRY42.40	+27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.08	$0.46 TRY22.93	-28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.19	$0.55 TRY27.10	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.66	$0.23 TRY11.59	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.70	$0.19 TRY9.29	-47.8%
Average			-17.6%

Romania vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Romania	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON30.98	$5.08 TRY251.45	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON110.58	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	+38.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON128K	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+59.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.43	$8.30 TRY410.92	+24.9%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 10.0% more for housing

	Romania	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.50	$13.65 TRY675.87	+59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,758.50	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,330.53	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	+23.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON506.84	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-52.3%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 54.7% more for childcare

	Romania	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,283.68	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+25.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+90.4%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.31	$3.02 TRY149.34	+38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.57	$3.43 TRY169.90	+40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.03	$2.16 TRY106.77	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON183.19	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	+37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON33.75	$5.91 TRY292.72	-17.1%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Romania	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON293.30	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON168.09	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON365.11	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON402.98	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	-2.4%
Average			-2.2%

Romania vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing

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