Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 15.5% more expensive than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.7% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 30.8% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 7.3% less in Turkey
Housing: pay 34.9% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.7% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$7.80 TRY386.28	+7.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	$8.25 TRY408.38	+53.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 ZWL234.79	$1.28 TRY63.31	+75.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL135.90	$0.44 TRY22.00	+5.3%
Average			+27.7%

Zimbabwe vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.8% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.96 TRY47.63	-3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44	$4.58 TRY226.89	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	$3.74 TRY185.39	-37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 ZWL611.53	$2.15 TRY106.63	+13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 ZWL682.33	$1.91 TRY94.53	-9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 ZWL353.72	$0.80 TRY39.56	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL236.30	$0.86 TRY42.40	+16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.46 TRY22.93	-54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZWL188.63	$0.55 TRY27.10	-6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZWL217.09	$0.23 TRY11.59	-65.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ZWL231.09	$0.19 TRY9.29	-73.8%
Average			-30.8%

Zimbabwe vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.3% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	$5.08 TRY251.45	-22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	-28.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+83.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00	$8.30 TRY410.92	-57.4%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 34.9% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	$13.65 TRY675.87	-84.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	+68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	+63.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-8.4%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$331.89 ZWL107K	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+82.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+125.1%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 ZWL442.75	$3.02 TRY149.34	+119.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 ZWL825.12	$3.43 TRY169.90	+33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 ZWL563.50	$2.16 TRY106.77	+23.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	+34.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$5.91 TRY292.72	-40.9%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	+102.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	+137.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+113.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	+68.5%
Average			+104.0%

Zimbabwe vs. Turkey - Cost of clothing

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