Lusaka vs Mersin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mersin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$250
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
42 km
🎓 Higher education
36
44
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.04M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 13% less expensive than in Mersin. Cities ranked 7016th and 6481st ($685 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th in Zambia and Turkey, respectively. Check Zambia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Mersin. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mersin ranked 7th in Turkey, while ranked 6308th and 4985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Mersin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$5.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$6.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
31.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$13097

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$725
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$1139
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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi Tarsus
$689
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$705
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$618
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$627
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$576
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$637
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$580
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$662
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$536
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$596
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$510
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$540
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$433
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$450
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$535
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$427
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$522
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$426
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$534
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1331
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1216
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$607
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$1150
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$516
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1352
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$527
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$674
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1356
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$625
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1242
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1559
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$656
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$835
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$541
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$473
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$673
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$450
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2130
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1832