Lusaka vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Lusaka | Mashhad | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Lusaka is 30% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7398th and 8663rd ($655 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 66th in Zambia and Iran, respectively. Check Zambia vs Iran comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lusaka compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6625th and 6167th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 289 km or 179 mi | Kitwe | |
| 297 km or 184 mi |  Chinhoyi | |
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| 322 km or 200 mi | Chingola | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Kadoma | |
| 373 km or 232 mi | Livingstone | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Harare | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 426 km or 265 mi |  Lubumbashi | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kwekwe | |
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| 475 km or 295 mi | Mansa | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Gweru | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Likasi | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Bulawayo | |
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| 584 km or 363 mi | Masvingo | |
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| 686 km or 426 mi | Chimoio | |
| 688 km or 428 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 694 km or 431 mi | Mzimba | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Blantyre | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Zomba | |
| 757 km or 471 mi | Mangochi | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 775 km or 482 mi | Mulanje | |
| 792 km or 492 mi | Serowe | |
| 802 km or 499 mi | Palapye | |
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| 869 km or 540 mi | Mahalapye | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 73 km or 45 mi |  Nishapur | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Torbat-e Heydarieh | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Quchan | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Torbat-e Jam | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Kashmar | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Sabzevar | |
| 202 km or 126 mi |  Anau | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Ashgabat | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Bojnord | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Mary | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Baherden | |
| 317 km or 197 mi |  Herat | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Birjand | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Gonbad-e Kavus | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Shahrud | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Gorgan | |
| 467 km or 290 mi | Turkmenabat | |
| 551 km or 342 mi | Sheberghan | |
| 566 km or 351 mi | Semnan | |
| 572 km or 355 mi |  Bukhara | |
| 586 km or 364 mi | Sari | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 612 km or 380 mi | Zabol | |
| 614 km or 381 mi | Dasoguz | |
| 615 km or 382 mi | Qarshi | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Babol | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Amol | |
| 673 km or 418 mi | Mazar-i-Sharif | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Lashkargah | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Nukus | |
| 687 km or 427 mi | Yazd | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Pardis | |
| 710 km or 441 mi | Kerman | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 726 km or 451 mi | Varamin | |
| 730 km or 454 mi | Qarchak | |
| 733 km or 456 mi | Golestan | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 738 km or 459 mi | Ray | |
| 739 km or 459 mi | Tehran |