Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 33.0% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 5.7% more for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
$7.27
TRY250.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
$1.27
TRY43.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
$0.50
TRY17.36
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
$0.83
TRY28.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
$4.61
TRY158.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
$3.90
TRY134.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
$1.68
TRY57.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$2.70
TRY92.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$0.49
TRY16.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
$0.88
TRY30.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$0.45
TRY15.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
$0.54
TRY18.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.25
TRY8.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.23
TRY7.90
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
$4.81
TRY165.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$8.72
TRY300.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
$44,845.33
TRY1,543,531.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$5.40
TRY185.97
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
$11.50
TRY395.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
$592.54
TRY20,394.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
$399.36
TRY13,745.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
$53.07
TRY1,826.74
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$502.10
TRY17,281.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$10,388.60
TRY357,565.31
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
$3.49
TRY120.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
$2.84
TRY97.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
$2.04
TRY70.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
$40.91
TRY1,407.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
$5.82
TRY200.20
|
|
pay 50.0% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$56.66
TRY1,950.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$45.57
TRY1,568.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$104.18
TRY3,585.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
$93.27
TRY3,210.33
|
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