Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 1.9% cheaper than Lusaka.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$5.20
TRY168.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$0.96
TRY31.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$0.37
TRY11.90
|
|
pay 27.4% less for groceries
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$0.48
TRY15.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$3.63
TRY117.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$4.44
TRY143.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$1.88
TRY60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$2.04
TRY66.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$0.41
TRY13.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.71
TRY23.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$0.41
TRY13.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.54
TRY17.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.25
TRY8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.28
TRY9.12
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$4.32
TRY140.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$15.59
TRY505.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$41,561.68
TRY1,348,227.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$3.95
TRY128.08
|
|
pay 24.3% less for housing
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$9.64
TRY312.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$347.65
TRY11,277.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$232.27
TRY7,534.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$49.91
TRY1,619.17
|
|
pay 17.7% less for childcare
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$226.70
TRY7,353.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$4,524.41
TRY146,768.25
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$2.60
TRY84.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$2.16
TRY69.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$1.82
TRY58.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$23.38
TRY758.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$3.35
TRY108.70
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$44.25
TRY1,435.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$33.47
TRY1,085.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$76.89
TRY2,494.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$65.82
TRY2,135.12
|
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