Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 17.5% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 13.3% more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.12
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.20
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.20
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.47
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.98
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD60.85
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.35
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD46.81
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD13.98
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.18
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 31.1% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.06
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD285,059.89
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 23.9% less for housing
|
Namibia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,166.02
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,252.34
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD5,987.98
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD939.19
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 85.5% more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.21
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD32.94
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.16
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD633.52
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.41
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,269.81
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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