Lusaka vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$738
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2249
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$312
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$333
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
49
60
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8.69M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 6% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6726th and 6486th ($738 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th 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 6269th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Tehran

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Lusaka Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.95
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.8
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$125
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.29%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2003
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4875
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.39
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.6
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.45
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9642
$1951

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LusakaTehran

Cost of living

$349

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$700
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$541
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$917
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$646
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510