Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 30.1% more expensive than Lusaka.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Lusaka, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.21
ZMW198.77
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.82
ZMW105.33
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
ZMW19.67
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
ZMW9.12
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 41.2% less for groceries
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
ZMW20.39
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.64
ZMW100.21
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
ZMW133.75
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
ZMW53.05
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
ZMW49.52
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
ZMW33.10
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZMW16.64
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
ZMW34.87
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW15.53
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ZMW26.35
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZMW18.57
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
ZMW131.35
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,020.85
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW220,637.61
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW334.34
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.92
ZMW3,470.85
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.42
ZMW5,910.37
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$114.96
ZMW3,168.73
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,301.65
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$176.79
ZMW4,873.04
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,570.42
ZMW181,107.82
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.97
ZMW26.65
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
ZMW57.15
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
ZMW68.61
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
ZMW1,135.97
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
ZMW96.46
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
|
Lusaka
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.43
ZMW508.14
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.78
ZMW517.76
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,485.63
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.76
ZMW2,281.24
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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