Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 2.2 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$3.67
ZMW100.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$3.41
ZMW93.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$0.88
ZMW24.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$0.47
ZMW12.76
|
|
pay 98.6% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$0.95
ZMW25.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$4.56
ZMW124.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$5.08
ZMW138.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$1.73
ZMW47.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$1.90
ZMW51.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$1.13
ZMW30.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$0.68
ZMW18.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$1.14
ZMW31.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$0.53
ZMW14.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$0.56
ZMW15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$0.72
ZMW19.70
|
|
pay 76.1% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$5.26
ZMW143.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
$30.62
ZMW837.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$12,371.75
ZMW338,361.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$8.73
ZMW238.86
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$103.74
ZMW2,837.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$274.41
ZMW7,504.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$193.01
ZMW5,278.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$107.59
ZMW2,942.47
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
$171.24
ZMW4,683.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$14,061.39
ZMW384,571.85
|
|
pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$1.22
ZMW33.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$1.81
ZMW49.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$2.66
ZMW72.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$28.16
ZMW770.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$3.06
ZMW83.75
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$44.18
ZMW1,208.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$31.12
ZMW851.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$105.64
ZMW2,889.23
|
|
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