Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 45.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 66.8% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 53.9% less in Zimbabwe

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Zimbabwe are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Zimbabwe. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 24.9% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY331.49	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.24	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.29	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.16	$0.51 ZWL164.26	+1.1%
Average			-24.9%

Ankara vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.70	$1.02 ZWL328.81	+22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.11	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.26	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	+44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.88	$2.05 ZWL661.44	+22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.57	$2.28 ZWL732.64	-15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.49	$1.02 ZWL327.34	+108.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.49	$0.78 ZWL250.11	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.25	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+156.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.58	$0.67 ZWL217.19	+24.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.40	$0.52 ZWL168.11	+111.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.72	$0.82 ZWL264.39	+257.6%
Average			+66.8%

Ankara vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY182.94	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY331.49	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	+315.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,703,862.59	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.29	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+306.1%
Average			+151.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Ankara	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.02	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+997.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,512.93	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,173.42	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,016.49	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	-6.1%
Average			+222.4%

Ankara vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Ankara	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,076.93	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY394,706.65	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-27.2%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.60	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-57.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.01	$2.65 ZWL854.83	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.35	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-23.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,554.23	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	+8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY220.99	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+71.9%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 53.9% less for clothing

	Ankara	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,152.78	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-62.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,731.33	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,958.39	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,543.79	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-45.9%
Average			-53.9%

Ankara vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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