Addis Ababa vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$710
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
50
😀 Quality of life
39
48
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.57M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 100% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4540th and 7787th ($1180 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 7025th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$2161

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1709
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723