Lusaka vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1549
🏠 One person rent
$312
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$458
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$1224
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
37
22
😀 Quality of life
49
44
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.99M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 20% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6726th and 7513th ($738 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 71st in Zambia and Turkey, respectively. Check Zambia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 2 months in Urfa. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Urfa ranked 28th in Turkey, while ranked 6269th and 6606th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$6.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$5.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
27.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$1.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$5.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$58.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$7315

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$644
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$603
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$581
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$577
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$606
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$462
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$544
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$659
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$621
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$570
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$492
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$509
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$523
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$537
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$589
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$457
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$600
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$403
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$489
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$535
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$589
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$578
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$598
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$575
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$585
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$573
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$672
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$417
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$621
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$578
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$712