Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 29.0% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Harare, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
Harare
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZWL236.90
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
ZWL167.52
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 32.8% less for groceries
Harare
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.64
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
ZWL1,572.43
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.09
ZWL1,960.22
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
ZWL700.35
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.86
ZWL919.99
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
ZWL435.59
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.28
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
ZWL325.75
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
ZWL266.25
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL204.77
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
ZWL302.06
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Harare
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
ZWL1,964.49
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
ZWL13,685.00
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 7.3% more for housing
Harare
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.86
ZWL118,450.00
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$283.33
ZWL91,233.33
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.12
ZWL14,527.88
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 64.8% more for childcare
Harare
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.43
ZWL84,180.00
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
ZWL1,012.00
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.38
ZWL442.75
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.64
ZWL20,490.91
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.91
ZWL14,782.73
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
|
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