Lusaka vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$360
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
36
22
😀 Quality of life
51
48
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.99M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 16% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6460th and 7054th ($777 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 14th 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 2.2 months in Urfa. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 6238th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$5442

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$968
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630