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Zanjan vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Zanjan is 38.9% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% less in Zanjan
Groceries: pay 49.1% less in Zanjan
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Zanjan
Housing: pay 71.0% less in Zanjan
Childcare: pay 55.5% less in Zanjan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.6% less in Zanjan
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Zanjan

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Zanjan.

Zanjan vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zanjan instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 21.4% less for restaurants

	Lima	Zanjan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$3.00 IRR126,338	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$3.00 IRR126,338	-58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.47 IRR19,798	-53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.02 IRR42,822	+55.8%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 49.1% less for groceries

	Lima	Zanjan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$0.54 IRR22,591	-79.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$1.89 IRR79,438	-58.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$2.32 IRR97,784	-59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$1.11 IRR46,868	-62.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$1.41 IRR59,430	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.41 IRR17,234	-59.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.59 IRR24,833	+16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.38 IRR16,023	-33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.23 IRR9,551	-59.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.23 IRR9,837	-49.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.23 IRR9,695	-46.9%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Lima	Zanjan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$2.75 IRR115,729	-47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$10.00 IRR421,125	-56.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$60,000.00 IRR2,526,750,000	+200.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$2.70 IRR113,704	-87.6%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 71.0% less for housing

	Lima	Zanjan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$5.76 IRR242,422	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$256.67 IRR10,808,875	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$100.00 IRR4,211,250	-73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$12.05 IRR507,532	-72.3%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 55.5% less for childcare

	Lima	Zanjan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$123.82 IRR5,214,346	-35.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	-75.5%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 67.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Zanjan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$0.65 IRR27,373	-71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$0.97 IRR40,709	-63.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$2.00 IRR84,225	-65.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$12.67 IRR533,425	-59.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$1.50 IRR63,169	-79.0%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Lima	Zanjan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	-13.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	-16.6%
Average			-10.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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