Lusaka vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$250
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
36
22
😀 Quality of life
48
46
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.99M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 21% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 7016th and 8124th ($685 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 98th 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 2.3 months in Urfa. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 6308th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$1501

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$894
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$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705