Lusaka vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$360
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
96
😀 Quality of life
51
61
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8.69M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 11% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6460th and 6811th ($777 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 11th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6238th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lusaka Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$1883

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$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569