Lusaka vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1496
🏠 One person rent
$360
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$203
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
46
😀 Quality of life
51
53
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 46% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6460th and 8260th ($777 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 75th in Zambia and Iran, respectively. Check Zambia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mashhad ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6238th and 6128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Mashhad

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Lusaka Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$9.91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$2.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$96
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$555

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$968
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700