Cost of living comparison
Iran is 16.3% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Iran instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$4.56
IRR191,910
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$4.01
IRR168,861
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$0.93
IRR39,248
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$0.59
IRR24,678
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$0.68
IRR28,540
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$2.84
IRR119,368
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$3.85
IRR161,877
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$1.47
IRR61,701
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$1.95
IRR82,149
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$0.58
IRR24,438
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$1.04
IRR43,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$0.64
IRR27,090
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.40
IRR16,899
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.34
IRR14,509
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.33
IRR13,724
|
|
pay 61.4% more for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$1.79
IRR75,207
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$15.27
IRR642,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,740,640,689
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$3.08
IRR129,463
|
|
pay 70.8% more for housing
|
Zambia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$21.22
IRR892,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$872.38
IRR36,694,401
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$625.11
IRR26,293,849
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$22.37
IRR940,915
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$120.13
IRR5,053,014
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,356,890
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$0.92
IRR38,705
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$1.71
IRR72,004
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$2.40
IRR100,841
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$28.19
IRR1,185,906
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$3.75
IRR157,596
|
|
pay 51.0% more for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,122
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$54.57
IRR2,295,537
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$195.13
IRR8,207,718
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$96.74
IRR4,069,210
|
|
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