Lusaka vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$360
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
50
😀 Quality of life
51
52
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 28% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6460th and 7596th ($777 vs $606) 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 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6238th and 6176th 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
$3.81
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$2132

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$1236
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$1107
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$689
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$734
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$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
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$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
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$1424
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$549
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$708
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$1810
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$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698