Lusaka vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$686
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1784
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$237
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$113
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
47
😀 Quality of life
50
55
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 21% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7322nd and 8262nd ($686 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 38th in Zambia and Iran, respectively. Check Zambia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lusaka compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6732nd and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Shiraz

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Lusaka Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$236
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.19%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.6
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.32
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.74
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.8
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13300
$1920

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$815
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$750
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$613
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1189
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$639
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1473
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1229
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$754
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$718
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1024
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$770
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$706
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$768
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1030
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$577
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1039
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$630
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$828
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$861
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1039
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$764
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$591
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$633
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1002
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$924
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$495
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$530
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$505
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$521
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$458
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$496
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$527
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$461
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$583
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$551
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$628
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$469
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698