Addis Ababa vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$407
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
50
😀 Quality of life
40
52
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.57M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 52% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5819th and 7596th ($923 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7141st and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2132

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698