Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 51.5% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW136.25
|
$6.22
TRY213.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW90.78
|
$6.22
TRY213.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW25.82
|
$1.05
TRY35.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW11.86
|
$0.42
TRY14.24
|
|
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.19
|
$0.63
TRY21.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW104.32
|
$3.70
TRY126.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW129.48
|
$3.76
TRY128.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW63.85
|
$1.73
TRY59.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW47.22
|
$2.58
TRY88.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW29.87
|
$0.47
TRY16.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW18.78
|
$0.66
TRY22.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW31.91
|
$0.46
TRY15.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW16.43
|
$0.49
TRY16.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.37
|
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW19.40
|
$0.20
TRY6.85
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW133.51
|
$4.74
TRY162.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW978.96
|
$8.55
TRY292.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW211,583.39
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,597,863.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW320.62
|
$5.75
TRY197.07
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,817.96
|
$10.93
TRY374.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW6,940.32
|
$534.79
TRY18,319.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,218.40
|
$366.77
TRY12,563.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,207.20
|
$53.48
TRY1,831.87
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW2,942.11
|
$446.32
TRY15,288.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW155,545.01
|
$7,966.43
TRY272,890.02
|
|
pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW27.07
|
$3.03
TRY103.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW58.01
|
$2.34
TRY80.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW68.01
|
$1.80
TRY61.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,074.65
|
$36.76
TRY1,259.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW82.36
|
$4.66
TRY159.79
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW648.38
|
$48.03
TRY1,645.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW694.08
|
$44.31
TRY1,517.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,383.63
|
$92.67
TRY3,174.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,323.26
|
$82.89
TRY2,839.28
|
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