Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 67.2% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 42.3% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 93.2% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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