Lusaka vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$655
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1696
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$218
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$350
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
49
😀 Quality of life
50
56
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 18% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7398th and 8247th ($655 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 41st 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 0.4 months in Shiraz. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6625th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.48
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$206
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.9
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.21%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.99
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.9
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11593
$2133

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$1062
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$650
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$1278
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1069
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$761
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$653
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$1021
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$751
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$716
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$779
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$912
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$587
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1032
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$658
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$820
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$873
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1045
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$755
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$592
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$587
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$888
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$916
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$493
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$565
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$506
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$519
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
$536
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$514
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$996
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$577
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$495
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
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$726
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$1770
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$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719