Lusaka vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1518
🏠 One person rent
$360
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$431
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
36
23
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.34M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 37% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6460th and 7971st ($777 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 59th in Zambia and Turkey, respectively. Check Zambia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Samsun ranked 59th in Turkey, while ranked 6238th and 7036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Samsun

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Lusaka Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
36.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$9.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$1.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$10901

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166 km or 103 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

Cities near Samsun

Distance City Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi Unye
$516
82 km or 51 mi Amasya
$651
110 km or 69 mi Tokat
$556
128 km or 80 mi Sinop
$551
134 km or 84 mi Ordu
$476
142 km or 88 mi Corum
$490
180 km or 112 mi Giresun
$469
180 km or 112 mi Sivas
$547
208 km or 129 mi Yozgat
$512
213 km or 132 mi Kastamonu
$555
240 km or 149 mi Cankiri
$556
280 km or 174 mi Gumushane
$499
285 km or 177 mi Ortahisar
$572
287 km or 178 mi Trabzon
$580
287 km or 178 mi Kirikkale
$463
293 km or 182 mi Kayseri
$416
297 km or 184 mi Talas
$431
301 km or 187 mi Kirsehir
$522
309 km or 192 mi Karabuk
$519
317 km or 197 mi Erzincan
$315
326 km or 203 mi Nevsehir
$498
330 km or 205 mi Ankara
$800
335 km or 208 mi Bartin
$567
348 km or 216 mi Bayburt
$490
352 km or 219 mi Rize
$532
368 km or 229 mi Malatya
$571
378 km or 235 mi Sochi
$683
379 km or 236 mi Aksaray
$397
381 km or 237 mi Elazig
$554
395 km or 246 mi Nigde
$622
399 km or 248 mi Novorossiysk
$545
401 km or 249 mi Polatli
$591
402 km or 250 mi Bolu
$519
407 km or 253 mi Bor
$592
410 km or 255 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
415 km or 258 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
426 km or 265 mi Adiyaman
$618
429 km or 266 mi Kozan
$521
431 km or 268 mi Sukhumi
$815
433 km or 269 mi Sevastopol
$628