Turkey vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Turkey Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$794
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1931
🏠 One person rent
$388
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$698
$748
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$709
$242
💸 GDP per capita
$12986
$1369
😃 Human freedom index
5.63
6.21
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
37
🌐 English speaking %
15%
16%
🎓 Higher education
77
49
😀 Quality of life
53
25
🏙️ Population
85.4M
17.1M

The average cost of living in Turkey ($794) is 7% less expensive than in Zambia ($852). Turkey ranked 125th vs 114th for Zambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Turkey compared to 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 73rd and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Turkey vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Turkey and Zambia as a population-weighted mean of 128 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Turkey Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$6.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.73
$3.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.99
 Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$847
$676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
33.82%
21.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1761
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1017
$7150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.08
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.5
$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.62
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$434
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8293
$5862

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Cities Comparison in Turkey vs Zambia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1125
15.5M
Ankara
$907
5.8M
Urfa
$567
1.99M
Izmir
$892
2.95M
Bursa
$789
2.9M
Konya
$674
2.23M
Adana
$705
1.77M
Antalya
$963
2.43M
Diyarbakir
$640
1.73M
Kocaeli
$695
1.85M
Gaziantep
$473
1.68M
Samsun
$820
1.37M
Kayseri
$656
1.39M
Balikesir
$584
1.25M
Denizli
$508
1.03M
Mersin
$789
1.04M
Eskisehir
$716
871K
Trabzon
$708
824K
Erzurum
$512
768K
Malatya
$570
426K
Elazig
$622
422K
Kahramanmaras
$604
444K
Van
$552
1.13M
Manisa
$612
420K
Antakya
$450
378K
Tarsus
$689
347K
Izmit
$652
376K
Sivas
$1003
365K
Adiyaman
$651
267K
Corlu
$694
294K

In Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$685
2.47M
Kitwe
$1116
625K
Ndola
$1139
528K
Livingstone
$670
177K
Chingola
$1028
255K
Mufulira
$1090
182K
Kasama
$1079
158K
Choma
$725
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$894
65.2K
Mansa
$1017
45.5K