Izmir vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$437	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	37
😀 Quality of life	68	49
🏙️ Population	2.95M	2.47M

The cost of living in Izmir is 23% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 5990th and 6726th ($909 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 6th in Turkey and Zambia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 3369th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Lusaka

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	Izmir	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$9642

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675