Lusaka vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$1642
🏠 One person rent
$237
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
35
22
😀 Quality of life
50
51
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.99M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 10% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 7322nd and 7752nd ($686 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 79th in Zambia and Turkey, respectively. Check Zambia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 6732nd and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Urfa

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Lusaka Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$8142

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$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$599
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$654
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$597
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$591
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$571
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$580
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$492
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$598
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$550
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$568
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$585
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$595
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$545
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$524
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$539
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$547
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$581
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$476
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$597
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$622
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$344
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$552
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$560
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$533
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$569
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$622
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$600
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$621
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$618
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$588
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$390
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$446
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$599
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$583
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$761