Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Ankara, Turkey

Ankara vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Ankara is 36.6% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% more in Ankara
Groceries: pay 27.8% less in Ankara
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Ankara
Housing: pay 31.0% more in Ankara
Childcare: pay 87.9% more in Ankara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% more in Ankara
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Ankara

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

Ankara vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.1% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Ankara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	$8.72 TRY331.53	+22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	$7.27 TRY276.27	+45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ZWL198.95	$1.27 TRY48.29	+105.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 ZWL164.26	$0.50 TRY19.16	-1.1%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Ankara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 ZWL328.81	$0.83 TRY31.71	-18.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	$4.61 TRY175.13	-13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	$3.90 TRY148.27	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 ZWL661.44	$1.68 TRY63.88	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ZWL732.64	$2.70 TRY102.58	+18.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL327.34	$0.49 TRY18.49	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL250.11	$0.88 TRY33.49	+13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 ZWL375.00	$0.45 TRY17.26	-61.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.19	$0.54 TRY20.58	-19.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 ZWL168.11	$0.25 TRY9.40	-52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 ZWL264.39	$0.23 TRY8.73	-72.0%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Ankara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	$4.81 TRY182.96	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	$8.72 TRY331.53	-75.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	$44,845.33 TRY1,704,041.97	+79.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	$5.40 TRY205.31	-75.4%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 31.0% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Ankara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	$11.50 TRY437.06	-90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	$592.54 TRY22,515.30	+108.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	$399.36 TRY15,175.02	+99.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	$53.07 TRY2,016.70	+6.5%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 87.9% more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Ankara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	$502.10 TRY19,078.93	+138.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	$10,388.60 TRY394,748.20	+37.4%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Ankara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$3.49 TRY132.61	+132.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 ZWL854.83	$2.84 TRY108.02	+7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 ZWL503.12	$2.04 TRY77.36	+30.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	$40.91 TRY1,554.39	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$5.82 TRY221.02	-41.8%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Ankara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	$56.66 TRY2,153.01	+168.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	$45.57 TRY1,731.52	+134.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	$104.18 TRY3,958.81	+98.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	$93.27 TRY3,544.17	+84.9%
Average			+121.5%

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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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