Lusaka vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$312
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
46
😀 Quality of life
49
50
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 45% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6726th and 8574th ($738 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 84th in Zambia and Iran, respectively. Check Zambia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6269th and 6227th 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
$6.95
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$618

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
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$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
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$688
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$992
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$873
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$730
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$794
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$776
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$597
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$961
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$766
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$825
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$854
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$975
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$752
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$624
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$748
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$947
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$492
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$566
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$507
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$518
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$457
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$493
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$525
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$540
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1003
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$631
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$461
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$675

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788