Cost of living comparison
Romania is 23.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Romania instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 74.8% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.30
|
$8.56
RON39.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.33
|
$6.33
RON29.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.32
|
$1.72
RON7.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.53
|
$1.43
RON6.63
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.86
|
$1.08
RON5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY170.69
|
$3.79
RON17.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.22
|
$5.46
RON25.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.02
|
$2.83
RON13.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.34
|
$2.70
RON12.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.70
|
$0.47
RON2.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY29.97
|
$0.66
RON3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.28
|
$0.65
RON3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.50
|
$0.85
RON3.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.51
|
$0.38
RON1.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.30
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.07
|
$5.64
RON26.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY661.67
|
$20.73
RON96.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,539,096.56
|
$25,159.13
RON116,781.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.09
|
$6.39
RON29.68
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY388.26
|
$8.45
RON39.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,206.21
|
$363.94
RON1,689.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,555.15
|
$266.85
RON1,238.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,526.85
|
$107.36
RON498.36
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,031.19
|
$405.62
RON1,882.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY236,703.10
|
$6,284.14
RON29,169.08
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.31
|
$2.01
RON9.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.02
|
$2.20
RON10.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.62
|
$5.30
RON24.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,247.85
|
$37.40
RON173.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.16
|
$6.19
RON28.73
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,467.74
|
$57.67
RON267.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,399.18
|
$34.90
RON162.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,034.96
|
$69.76
RON323.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,554.52
|
$80.53
RON373.80
|
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