Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 39.2% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 49.4% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 31.9% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 3.7% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.5% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 5.3% more in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Ankara	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY342.18	$11.85 RON52.46	+35.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY285.15	$7.54 RON33.38	+3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY49.85	$2.00 RON8.84	+57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.78	$2.20 RON9.75	+337.0%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 49.4% more for groceries

	Ankara	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.73	$1.17 RON5.20	+40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY180.76	$4.52 RON20.02	-1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY153.04	$6.34 RON28.07	+62.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY65.94	$3.28 RON14.51	+94.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY105.88	$3.09 RON13.67	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY19.08	$0.59 RON2.59	+20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.57	$0.77 RON3.40	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.81	$0.75 RON3.32	+65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.24	$0.88 RON3.90	+62.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.70	$0.51 RON2.24	+104.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY9.01	$0.44 RON1.95	+91.9%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY188.84	$6.09 RON26.97	+26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY342.18	$17.24 RON76.30	+97.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,758,802.61	$26,003.12 RON115,097.60	-42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY211.91	$5.82 RON25.75	+7.7%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 31.9% more for housing

	Ankara	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY451.11	$9.35 RON41.41	-18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,238.84	$601.94 RON2,664.35	+1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,662.68	$397.23 RON1,758.26	-0.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,081.51	$130.07 RON575.71	+145.1%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 3.7% more for childcare

	Ankara	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,692.05	$527.95 RON2,336.87	+5.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY407,433.73	$10,631.65 RON47,058.87	+2.3%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY136.87	$3.23 RON14.31	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY111.49	$3.17 RON14.02	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY79.84	$5.98 RON26.47	+193.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,604.34	$49.84 RON220.62	+21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY228.12	$8.62 RON38.15	+48.2%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 5.3% more for clothing

	Ankara	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,222.20	$78.42 RON347.09	+38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,787.16	$39.68 RON175.62	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,086.03	$85.94 RON380.41	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,658.06	$105.80 RON468.31	+13.4%
Average			+5.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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