Making the most of what you’ve got in Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sofia and Skopje

Average Monthly Disposable Income (After Tax)

Athens
€721,25

Istanbul
€601,78

Sofia
€517,48

Bucharest
€467,19

Belgrade
€382,12

Skopje
€310,61

Bucharest vies with Sofia and Skopje as the the cheapest meeting destinations in the region. Overall, Bucharest is a good deal for meeting planners so you could get value at all budget levels.

RESTAURANTS

RESTAURANTSCappuccino (regular)Water (0.33 litre bottle)Domestic beer (0.5 litre draught)Meal for 2 (Mid range restaurant, 3-course) Meal (inexpensive Restaurant)
ISTANBUL1.92 €0.23 €2.35 €17.59 €4.40 €
ATHENS3.04 €0.50 €3.50 €35.00 €10.00 €
BELGRADE1.23 €0.85 €1.25 €23.39 €5.01 €
BUCHAREST1.69 €0.82 € 1.36 €22.66 €4.76 €
SOFIA 1.04 €0.52 €1.02 €20.49 €5.12 €
SKOPJE1.27 €0.61 €1.63 €16.33 €3.63 €
Cheapest destinationBucharestIstanbulSofia Skopje Skopje

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATIONOne way ticket (Local Transport)Monthly passTaxi Start - (normal Tariff)Taxi 1 km (normal Tariff)Petrol (1 litre)
ISTANBUL0.63 €49.85 €0.94 €0.59 €1.36 €
ATHENS1.20 €30.00 €3.00 €0.68 €1.52 €
BELGRADE0.74 €27.46 €1.42 €0.58 €1.24 €
BUCHAREST0.34 € 11.33 €0.31 €0.31 €1.28 €
SOFIA0.51 € 25.61 €0.41 €0.41 €1.19 €
SKOPJE0.57 €19.59 €0.65 €0.41 €1.12 €
Cheapest destinationBucharestBucharestBucharestBucharestSkopje

OTHER

OTHERFitness Club, Monthly feeTennis Court (1 hour)Cinema, International release, 1 seatBottle of wine in markets (Mid-Range)mported beer in markets (0.33 litre bottle)
ISTANBUL36.71 €17.89 €4.40 €7.33 €1.53 €
ATHENS28.47 €16.22 €7.00 € 6.00 €1.29
BELGRADE24.18 €10.28 €3.76 €4.01 €0.89 €
BUCHAREST 33.70 € 11.67 €5.66 €3.40 €1.02 €
SOFIA23.51 €11.56 €5.12 €3.71 €0.98 €
SKOPJE21.13 €7.17 €3.27 €4.08 €0.99 €
Cheapest destinationSkopjeSkopjeSkopjeBucharestBelgrade

HOTEL PRICES IN SELECTED CITIES

Hotel Prices (source: Expedia)Hotel 3***Hotel 4**** Hotel 5*****
ISTANBUL50.19 €69.38 €93.21 €
ATHENS52.12 €75.76 €141.34 €
BELGRADE37.88 €55.87 €113.64 €
BUCHAREST32.23 €55.87 €144.00 €
SOFIA33.14 €55.00 €91.67 €
SKOPJE 42.61 €47.35 €133.89 €
Cheapest destinationBucharestSkopjeSofia

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Source: NUMBEO, July 2015
Numbeo is the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide. Numbeo provides current and timely information on world living conditions including cost of living, housing indicators, health care, traffic, crime and pollution.
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