Lusaka vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$312
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
50
😀 Quality of life
49
48
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 25% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6726th and 7787th ($738 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 34th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6269th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$2161

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$687
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$700
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$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
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$1018
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$875
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$723
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723