Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 37.6% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
|
pay 84.0% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
|
pay 30.7% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
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