Cost of living comparison

Lusaka, Zambia

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Lusaka Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 30.1% more expensive than Lusaka.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% more in Tehran
Groceries: pay 41.2% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Tehran
Housing: pay 35.9% more in Tehran
Childcare: pay 51.8% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 45.8% more in Tehran

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Tehran are more expensive than in Lusaka. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tehran. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Lusaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Lusaka, you would:

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pay 44.5% more for restaurants

	Lusaka	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZMW197.29	$4.00 IRR169,000	-44.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW104.55	$5.00 IRR211,250	+30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ZMW19.52	$0.45 IRR19,178	-36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ZMW9.05	$1.08 IRR45,839	+227.9%
Average			+44.5%

Lusaka vs. Tehran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.2% less for groceries

	Lusaka	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 ZMW20.23	$0.53 IRR22,602	-27.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 ZMW99.47	$1.83 IRR77,272	-49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZMW132.75	$2.32 IRR98,152	-52.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ZMW52.65	$1.26 IRR53,272	-34.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 ZMW49.15	$1.84 IRR77,906	+2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ZMW32.86	$0.46 IRR19,293	-62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZMW16.52	$0.70 IRR29,604	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 ZMW34.62	$0.42 IRR17,831	-66.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ZMW15.41	$0.32 IRR13,390	-43.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ZMW26.15	$0.24 IRR10,238	-74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW18.43	$0.26 IRR11,130	-60.9%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Lusaka	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 ZMW130.38	$2.76 IRR116,458	-42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.04 ZMW1,013.27	$10.00 IRR422,500	-73.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW218,998.98	$90,000.00 IRR3,802,500,000	+1024.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.13 ZMW331.86	$2.90 IRR122,525	-76.1%
Average			+208.3%

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pay 35.9% more for housing

	Lusaka	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.92 ZMW3,445.07	$6.79 IRR286,962	-94.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.42 ZMW5,866.47	$489.72 IRR20,690,640	+128.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.96 ZMW3,145.20	$339.71 IRR14,352,610	+195.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.50 ZMW2,284.56	$11.89 IRR502,342	-85.8%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 51.8% less for childcare

	Lusaka	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,836.85	$123.20 IRR5,205,200	-30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.42 ZMW179,762.77	$1,753.32 IRR74,077,693	-73.3%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Lusaka	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 ZMW26.45	$0.80 IRR33,800	-17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZMW56.73	$1.51 IRR63,638	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 ZMW68.10	$2.50 IRR105,625	+0.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.21 ZMW1,127.54	$19.23 IRR812,478	-53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ZMW95.74	$1.50 IRR63,375	-57.1%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 45.8% more for clothing

	Lusaka	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.43 ZMW504.37	$36.21 IRR1,529,668	+96.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.78 ZMW513.92	$27.96 IRR1,181,502	+48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.18 ZMW2,467.17	$138.01 IRR5,830,759	+53.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.76 ZMW2,264.30	$70.09 IRR2,961,404	-15.3%
Average			+45.8%

Lusaka vs. Tehran - Cost of clothing

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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: May 2025

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