Lusaka vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$250
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
96
😀 Quality of life
48
60
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8.69M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 14% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7016th and 6443rd ($685 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th 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 Tehran. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6308th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$1838

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$894
209 km or 130 mi Choma
$725
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1139
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564