Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 4.4% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Romania, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 5.2% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
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