Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 26.4% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK91.55
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK84.89
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK21.86
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK11.63
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK23.62
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK113.51
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK126.50
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK43.09
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK47.23
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK28.08
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK16.82
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK28.32
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.12
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK13.87
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK17.95
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK130.98
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK762.96
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK308,247.67
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK217.60
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,584.75
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK6,837.03
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,808.81
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,680.60
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,266.51
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK350,345.63
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK30.46
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK44.99
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK66.19
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK701.50
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK76.30
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,100.75
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK775.48
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,246.79
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,632.09
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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