Lusaka vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$250
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
46
😀 Quality of life
48
50
🏙️ Population
2.47M
3M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 27% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7016th and 8365th ($685 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 71st 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 6308th and 6193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$612

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$894
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$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$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
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797