Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 37.6% more expensive than Turkey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.3% less in Zambia
- Groceries
-
pay 84.0% more in Zambia
- Transportation
-
pay 27.8% more in Zambia
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Zambia
- Childcare
-
pay 30.7% less in Zambia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 14.1% less in Zambia
- Clothing
-
pay 24.4% less in Zambia
The cost of housing, groceries, and transportation in Zambia are more expensive than in Turkey. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Zambia. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Zambia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY251.72
|
$7.21
ZMW203.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY251.75
|
$3.82
ZMW107.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY42.77
|
$0.71
ZMW20.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY15.41
|
$0.33
ZMW9.33
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY36.98
|
$0.74
ZMW20.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY181.07
|
$3.64
ZMW102.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY114.80
|
$4.85
ZMW136.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY50.94
|
$1.92
ZMW54.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY87.34
|
$1.80
ZMW50.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.47
|
$1.20
ZMW33.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY31.79
|
$0.60
ZMW17.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY15.15
|
$1.27
ZMW35.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY18.57
|
$0.56
ZMW15.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY9.03
|
$0.96
ZMW26.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.75
|
$0.67
ZMW18.99
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY160.25
|
$4.77
ZMW134.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY701.88
|
$37.04
ZMW1,043.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,632,616.71
|
$8,004.53
ZMW225,607.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY229.23
|
$12.13
ZMW341.88
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY411.85
|
$125.92
ZMW3,549.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY16,130.19
|
$214.42
ZMW6,043.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY12,257.28
|
$114.96
ZMW3,240.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,619.63
|
$83.50
ZMW2,353.50
|
|
pay 30.7% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,883.77
|
$176.79
ZMW4,982.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY251,085.89
|
$6,570.42
ZMW185,187.35
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY92.61
|
$0.97
ZMW27.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY95.49
|
$2.07
ZMW58.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY69.61
|
$2.49
ZMW70.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,323.68
|
$41.21
ZMW1,161.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY185.80
|
$3.50
ZMW98.63
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,556.92
|
$18.43
ZMW519.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,484.19
|
$18.78
ZMW529.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,219.37
|
$90.18
ZMW2,541.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,709.74
|
$82.76
ZMW2,332.63
|
|
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