Addis Ababa vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$758
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
47
😀 Quality of life
45
55
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.57M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 124% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4635th and 8262nd ($1269 vs $565) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7273rd and 6346th 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
$4.01
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698