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
TRY238.77
|
$8.56
RON40.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
$1.72
RON8.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
$1.43
RON6.82
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
$3.79
RON18.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
$5.46
RON26.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
$2.70
RON12.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
$0.66
RON3.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
$0.85
RON4.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
$0.38
RON1.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
$0.41
RON1.96
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
$5.64
RON26.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
$20.73
RON99.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
$6.39
RON30.56
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
$2.01
RON9.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
$37.40
RON178.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
$6.19
RON29.57
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
$80.53
RON384.79
|
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