Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Namibia

Namibia vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 4.9% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Namibia
Groceries: pay 70.0% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Namibia
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 63.3% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Namibia

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

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Namibia vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.80 TRY391.17	$8.82 NAD146.13	+13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.25 TRY413.55	$5.59 NAD92.66	-32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 TRY64.12	$0.84 NAD13.84	-34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY22.28	$0.73 NAD12.07	+63.9%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 70.0% more for groceries

	Turkey	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 TRY48.24	$1.07 NAD17.68	+10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 TRY229.77	$4.52 NAD74.91	-1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 TRY187.74	$6.75 NAD111.89	+80.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 TRY107.98	$2.40 NAD39.81	+11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 TRY95.73	$2.90 NAD47.99	+51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 TRY40.07	$1.19 NAD19.65	+48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 TRY42.93	$0.83 NAD13.78	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 TRY23.22	$0.84 NAD13.84	+80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 TRY27.44	$0.88 NAD14.55	+60.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY11.73	$1.00 NAD16.52	+326.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY9.41	$1.08 NAD17.96	+477.6%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Turkey	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 TRY254.64	$5.02 NAD83.21	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.35 TRY1,622.31	$39.08 NAD647.62	+20.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,081.17 TRY2M	$23,990.15 NAD398K	-44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.30 TRY416.13	$8.03 NAD133.01	-3.3%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Turkey	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.65 TRY684.43	$50.44 NAD835.81	+269.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.20 TRY23,827.25	$460.71 NAD7,634.40	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.61 TRY17,429.52	$348.00 NAD5,766.65	+0.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.15 TRY2,564.69	$74.69 NAD1,237.67	+46.0%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 63.3% less for childcare

	Turkey	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.51 TRY30,411.37	$208.44 NAD3,453.95	-65.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,566.63 TRY680K	$5,331.14 NAD88,341.46	-60.7%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 TRY151.23	$1.66 NAD27.51	-45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 TRY172.06	$2.07 NAD34.32	-39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.16 TRY108.13	$3.31 NAD54.80	+53.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.35 TRY2,674.84	$39.58 NAD655.92	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.91 TRY296.43	$5.41 NAD89.67	-8.5%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Turkey	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.05 TRY2,259.10	$60.50 NAD1,002.56	+34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.92 TRY1,951.68	$34.63 NAD573.89	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.74 TRY4,549.80	$89.44 NAD1,482.04	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.15 TRY4,169.24	$83.42 NAD1,382.41	+0.3%
Average			+4.3%

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