Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 15.2% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
|
pay 27.3% less for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
|
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