Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 34.7% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD167.51
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD76.58
|
$6.22
TRY213.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.24
|
$1.05
TRY35.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD11.96
|
$0.42
TRY14.27
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD13.84
|
$0.63
TRY21.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD50.73
|
$3.70
TRY126.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD94.70
|
$3.76
TRY129.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD56.59
|
$1.73
TRY59.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD37.48
|
$2.58
TRY88.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.22
|
$0.47
TRY16.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD13.89
|
$0.66
TRY22.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD11.85
|
$0.46
TRY15.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD10.76
|
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD14.79
|
$0.28
TRY9.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD11.99
|
$0.20
TRY6.87
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD78.99
|
$4.74
TRY162.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD478.59
|
$8.55
TRY293.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD196,702.49
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,601,198.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD111.99
|
$5.75
TRY197.48
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD939.00
|
$10.93
TRY375.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,334.86
|
$534.79
TRY18,357.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,340.01
|
$366.77
TRY12,589.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD998.09
|
$53.48
TRY1,835.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD2,926.27
|
$446.32
TRY15,320.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD83,605.74
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,459.63
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD28.72
|
$3.03
TRY104.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD33.29
|
$2.34
TRY80.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD42.59
|
$1.80
TRY61.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD641.13
|
$36.76
TRY1,262.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD57.43
|
$4.66
TRY160.12
|
|
pay 63.2% more for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD622.17
|
$48.03
TRY1,648.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD386.51
|
$44.31
TRY1,521.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,116.72
|
$92.67
TRY3,181.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD859.06
|
$82.89
TRY2,845.21
|
|
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