Alexandria vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Alexandria	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$495	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1302	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$164	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$351	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$44	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$149	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	50
😀 Quality of life	51	52
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.57M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 18% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8536th and 7596th ($495 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 38th in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6224th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Shiraz

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	Alexandria	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.46	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.4	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.27%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$716	$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.74	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.6	$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.31	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.22	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.1	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.84	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.57	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.5	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3745	$2132

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$450
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$446
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$490
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$472
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$549
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$513
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$418
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$494
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$384
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$478
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$468
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$470
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$366
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$455
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$657
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1725
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1703
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1671
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1848
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1687
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1400
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$421
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1826
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1523
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1776
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1701
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2113
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212

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