Cost of living comparison

Turkey

compared to

Zambia

Zambia vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 18.9% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% less in Zambia
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Zambia
Transportation: pay 28.2% less in Zambia
Housing: pay 33.7% less in Zambia
Childcare: pay 47.1% less in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% less in Zambia
Clothing: pay 45.4% less in Zambia

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Zambia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Zambia.

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Zambia vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zambia instead of Turkey, you would:

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pay 34.3% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.80 TRY386.28	$5.53 ZMW110.20	-29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.25 TRY408.38	$5.03 ZMW100.18	-39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.28 TRY63.31	$0.63 ZMW12.52	-50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY22.00	$0.36 ZMW7.20	-18.7%
Average			-34.3%

Turkey vs. Zambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Turkey	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.96 TRY47.63	$1.18 ZMW23.48	+22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 TRY226.89	$5.15 ZMW102.63	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 TRY185.39	$6.37 ZMW126.88	+70.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 TRY106.63	$1.77 ZMW35.36	-17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 TRY94.53	$2.87 ZMW57.22	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 TRY39.56	$1.11 ZMW22.03	+38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 TRY42.40	$1.10 ZMW21.94	+28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 TRY22.93	$1.65 ZMW32.94	+256.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 TRY27.10	$0.70 ZMW13.88	+27.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY11.59	$1.16 ZMW23.20	+397.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TRY9.29	$0.83 ZMW16.51	+341.4%
Average			+76.4%

Turkey vs. Zambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.2% less for transportation

	Turkey	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 TRY251.45	$5.47 ZMW108.98	+7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	$50.15 ZMW999.41	+55.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,081.17 TRY2M	$7,541.11 ZMW150K	-82.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.30 TRY410.92	$14.58 ZMW290.52	+75.7%
Average			-28.2%

Turkey vs. Zambia - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.7% less for housing

	Turkey	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.65 TRY675.87	$54.99 ZMW1,095.72	+302.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	$280.45 ZMW5,588.55	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	$165.11 ZMW3,290.10	-52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	$61.51 ZMW1,225.74	+20.3%
Average			-33.7%

Turkey vs. Zambia - Cost of housing

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pay 47.1% less for childcare

	Turkey	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	$138.25 ZMW2,754.96	-77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,566.63 TRY672K	$16,638.36 ZMW332K	+22.6%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 TRY149.34	$1.26 ZMW25.05	-58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 TRY169.90	$2.82 ZMW56.21	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.16 TRY106.77	$3.02 ZMW60.11	+39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	$54.67 ZMW1,089.46	+2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.91 TRY292.72	$6.03 ZMW120.22	+2.0%
Average			-15.6%

Turkey vs. Zambia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.4% less for clothing

	Turkey	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	$23.28 ZMW463.85	-48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	$15.45 ZMW307.88	-60.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	$45.19 ZMW900.42	-50.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	$72.53 ZMW1,445.30	-12.8%
Average			-45.4%

Turkey vs. Zambia - Cost of clothing

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