Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 14.6% cheaper than Bucharest.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.9% less in Ankara
- Groceries
-
pay 27.8% less in Ankara
- Transportation
-
pay 1.2% less in Ankara
- Housing
-
pay 9.3% less in Ankara
- Childcare
-
pay 3.6% less in Ankara
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.7% less in Ankara
- Clothing
-
pay 0.9% less in Ankara
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Ankara.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON51.38
|
$8.72
TRY348.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON32.70
|
$7.27
TRY290.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON8.66
|
$1.27
TRY50.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON9.56
|
$0.50
TRY20.13
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Bucharest
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.09
|
$0.83
TRY33.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON19.62
|
$4.61
TRY183.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON27.50
|
$3.90
TRY155.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON14.21
|
$1.68
TRY67.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON13.39
|
$2.70
TRY107.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.54
|
$0.49
TRY19.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.33
|
$0.88
TRY35.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.26
|
$0.45
TRY18.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON3.82
|
$0.54
TRY21.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.20
|
$0.25
TRY9.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.91
|
$0.23
TRY9.16
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Bucharest
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON26.42
|
$4.81
TRY192.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON74.74
|
$8.72
TRY348.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON112,746.91
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,789,759.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON25.23
|
$5.40
TRY215.64
|
|
pay 9.3% less for housing
Bucharest
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON40.56
|
$11.50
TRY459.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,609.94
|
$592.54
TRY23,647.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,722.35
|
$399.36
TRY15,938.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON563.96
|
$53.07
TRY2,118.14
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,289.14
|
$502.10
TRY20,038.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON46,097.77
|
$10,388.60
TRY414,604.96
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON14.01
|
$3.49
TRY139.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON13.74
|
$2.84
TRY113.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON25.93
|
$2.04
TRY81.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON216.11
|
$40.91
TRY1,632.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON37.37
|
$5.82
TRY232.13
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON340.00
|
$56.66
TRY2,261.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON172.04
|
$45.57
TRY1,818.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON372.64
|
$104.18
TRY4,157.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON458.75
|
$93.27
TRY3,722.45
|
|
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