Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 48.4% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 81.9% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 83.1% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 19.4% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 43.9% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.91 TRY261.14	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	+3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.91 TRY261.17	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 TRY44.37	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-47.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 TRY15.99	$0.51 ZWL164.26	+20.6%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 81.9% more for groceries

	Turkey	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 TRY38.36	$1.02 ZWL328.81	+0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.97 TRY187.84	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	+7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 TRY119.09	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	+78.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 TRY52.84	$2.05 ZWL661.44	+46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 TRY90.61	$2.28 ZWL732.64	-5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.37 TRY13.98	$1.02 ZWL327.34	+174.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 TRY32.98	$0.78 ZWL250.11	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 TRY15.72	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+180.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 TRY19.26	$0.67 ZWL217.19	+32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.37	$0.52 ZWL168.11	+110.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 TRY8.04	$0.82 ZWL264.39	+286.1%
Average			+81.9%

Turkey vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.1% more for transportation

	Turkey	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 TRY166.25	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.27 TRY728.15	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	+88.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,819.35 TRY1,693,723.29	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	-44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.29 TRY237.81	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+248.7%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Turkey	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.31 TRY427.27	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+1016.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.81 TRY16,733.92	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.49 TRY12,716.05	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.46 TRY1,680.25	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	+12.1%
Average			+238.1%

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pay 19.4% less for childcare

	Turkey	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.60 TRY15,440.85	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	-48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,892.93 TRY260,483.69	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	+9.7%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.54 TRY96.08	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 TRY99.06	$2.65 ZWL854.83	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 TRY72.21	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.34 TRY1,373.22	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	+22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 TRY192.76	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+96.0%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 43.9% less for clothing

	Turkey	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.74 TRY1,615.20	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.74 TRY1,539.75	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.38 TRY3,339.87	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.39 TRY2,811.16	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-32.2%
Average			-43.9%

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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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