Cost of living comparison

Harare, Zimbabwe

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 29.0% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 24.7% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 23.9% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 7.3% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 64.8% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.7% more for restaurants

	Harare	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 ZWL2,898.00	$8.72 TRY319.60	-3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$7.27 TRY266.33	+32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZWL236.90	$1.27 TRY46.56	+72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 ZWL167.52	$0.50 TRY18.47	-3.1%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Harare	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL324.64	$0.83 TRY30.57	-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 ZWL1,572.43	$4.61 TRY168.83	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 ZWL1,960.22	$3.90 TRY142.94	-35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 ZWL700.35	$1.68 TRY61.58	-22.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 ZWL919.99	$2.70 TRY98.89	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 ZWL435.59	$0.49 TRY17.82	-64.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL244.28	$0.88 TRY32.28	+16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 ZWL325.75	$0.45 TRY16.64	-55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 ZWL266.25	$0.54 TRY19.84	-34.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZWL204.77	$0.25 TRY9.06	-61.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 ZWL302.06	$0.23 TRY8.41	-75.5%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 23.9% less for transportation

	Harare	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,964.49	$4.81 TRY176.38	-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$8.72 TRY319.60	-79.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$44,845.33 TRY1,642,742.80	+79.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$5.40 TRY197.93	-74.3%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 7.3% more for housing

	Harare	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$119.22 ZWL38,389.56	$11.50 TRY421.34	-90.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.86 ZWL118,450.00	$592.54 TRY21,705.36	+61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.33 ZWL91,233.33	$399.36 TRY14,629.13	+41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.12 ZWL14,527.88	$53.07 TRY1,944.15	+17.6%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 64.8% more for childcare

	Harare	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.43 ZWL84,180.00	$502.10 TRY18,392.61	+92.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$10,388.60 TRY380,548.00	+37.4%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$3.49 TRY127.84	+132.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 ZWL1,012.00	$2.84 TRY104.13	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$2.04 TRY74.57	+48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.64 ZWL20,490.91	$40.91 TRY1,498.47	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$5.82 TRY213.07	-41.8%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Harare	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.89 ZWL6,082.22	$56.66 TRY2,075.56	+200.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.89 ZWL7,692.22	$45.57 TRY1,669.23	+90.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.67 ZWL11,806.67	$104.18 TRY3,816.40	+184.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.91 ZWL14,782.73	$93.27 TRY3,416.67	+103.2%
Average			+144.5%

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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: March 2025

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