Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 58.0% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 83.2% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Namibia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$6.29
$120.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$3.42
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.74
$14.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.68
$12.94
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Namibia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$0.72
$13.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$2.91
$55.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$4.29
$82.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$2.08
$39.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$2.10
$40.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$0.88
$16.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.66
$12.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.63
$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.65
$12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.44
$8.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.33
$6.34
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$4.35
$83.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$21.59
$413.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$10,940.92
$209,505.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$6.95
$133.04
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$55.79
$1,068.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$370.78
$7,099.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$297.91
$5,704.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$56.17
$1,075.61
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$119.64
$2,290.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$3,165.39
$60,613.35
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$1.30
$24.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$1.43
$27.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$2.49
$47.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$39.18
$750.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$4.65
$89.04
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$40.34
$772.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$25.84
$494.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$103.25
$1,977.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$62.40
$1,194.82
|
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