Lusaka vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2003
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$272
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$437
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$130
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
47
😀 Quality of life
51
41
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.57M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 54% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6881st and 8645th ($777 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 48th 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 30th in Iran, while ranked 6622nd and 7725th 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
$8.56
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.6
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.9%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1971
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4422
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.9
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15258
$2115

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$925
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$849
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$692
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$1304
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$629
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$1602
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1378
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$727
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$813
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1015
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$780
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$677
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$755
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1166
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$565
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$1029
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$632
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$792
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$840
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$1044
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$754
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$587
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$632
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1132
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$875
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$489
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$559
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$495
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$516
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$452
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$494
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$522
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$456
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$590
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$549
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$952
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$615
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$463
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694