Lusaka vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$272
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$859
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
35
22
😀 Quality of life
51
51
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.99M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 34% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 6881st and 8147th ($777 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 101st 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 1.5 months in Urfa. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 6622nd and 6572nd 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
$8.56
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$9341

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$925
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$849
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$692
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$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756