Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.1 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 42.7% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.89
|
$3.67
ZK94.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
$3.41
ZK87.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.15
|
$0.88
ZK22.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.08
|
$0.47
ZK11.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
$0.95
ZK24.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.95
|
$4.56
ZK116.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.84
|
$5.08
ZK130.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
$1.73
ZK44.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.67
|
$1.90
ZK48.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.13
ZK28.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.96
|
$0.68
ZK17.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.97
|
$1.14
ZK29.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.73
|
$0.53
ZK13.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.56
ZK14.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.72
ZK18.46
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.89
|
$5.26
ZK134.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.13
|
$30.62
ZK784.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
$12,371.75
ZK316,954.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.50
|
$8.73
ZK223.75
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
$103.74
ZK2,657.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
$274.41
ZK7,030.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
$193.01
ZK4,944.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
$107.59
ZK2,756.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
$171.24
ZK4,387.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
$14,061.39
ZK360,241.94
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.86
|
$1.22
ZK31.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.26
|
$1.81
ZK46.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
$2.66
ZK68.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.26
|
$28.16
ZK721.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.19
|
$3.06
ZK78.45
|
|
pay 64.8% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
$44.18
ZK1,131.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
$31.12
ZK797.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
$90.18
ZK2,310.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
$105.64
ZK2,706.44
|
|
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