Lusaka vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$250
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
50
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 23% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7016th and 8203rd ($685 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 55th 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 Shiraz. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6308th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$2159

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297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
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$1090
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$1028
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$729
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$670
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
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$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
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$716
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$1719
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$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705