Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 45.8% more expensive than Zambia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.2% more in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 18.1% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 89.0% more in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 40.3% more in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 68.0% more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.0% more in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 59.2% more in Turkey
The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Turkey are more expensive than in Zambia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW207.16
|
$6.91
TRY262.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW109.78
|
$6.91
TRY262.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW20.50
|
$1.17
TRY44.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.50
|
$0.42
TRY16.07
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW21.25
|
$1.02
TRY38.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW104.44
|
$4.97
TRY188.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW139.39
|
$3.15
TRY119.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW55.29
|
$1.40
TRY53.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW51.61
|
$2.40
TRY91.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW34.50
|
$0.37
TRY14.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW17.34
|
$0.87
TRY33.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW36.35
|
$0.42
TRY15.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW16.18
|
$0.51
TRY19.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW27.46
|
$0.25
TRY9.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW19.36
|
$0.21
TRY8.08
|
|
pay 89.0% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW136.90
|
$4.40
TRY167.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,063.96
|
$19.27
TRY732.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW229,954.14
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,703,054.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW348.46
|
$6.29
TRY239.12
|
|
pay 40.3% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,617.41
|
$11.31
TRY429.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW6,159.94
|
$442.81
TRY16,826.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,302.53
|
$336.49
TRY12,786.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,398.84
|
$44.46
TRY1,689.51
|
|
pay 68.0% more for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW5,078.81
|
$408.60
TRY15,525.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW188,755.18
|
$6,892.93
TRY261,918.82
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW27.78
|
$2.54
TRY96.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW59.57
|
$2.62
TRY99.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW71.51
|
$1.91
TRY72.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,183.94
|
$36.34
TRY1,380.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW100.53
|
$5.10
TRY193.82
|
|
pay 59.2% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW529.60
|
$42.74
TRY1,624.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW539.63
|
$40.74
TRY1,548.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,590.59
|
$88.38
TRY3,358.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,377.57
|
$74.39
TRY2,826.65
|
|
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