Addis Ababa vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$674
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
47
😀 Quality of life
45
41
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.57M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 127% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4878th and 8645th ($1148 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Ethiopia and Iran, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 7160th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Shiraz

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Addis Ababa Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$2115

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694