Alexandria vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Alexandria	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$400	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$103	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$176	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.3	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$139	$244
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	47
😀 Quality of life	56	55
🏙️ Population	5.36M	1.57M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 29% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8976th and 8262nd ($400 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.4 months in Shiraz. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6248th and 6346th 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	$4.25	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.48	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.1	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$240	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$128	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.92	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.8	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.1%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.43	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.94	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.42	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.02	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.6	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$9.06	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.7	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.4	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$1920

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$282
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$294
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$335
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$343
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$351
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$506
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$394
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$323
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$402
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$319
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$340
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$300
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$297
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$288
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$356
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$776
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$2022
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1993
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$2145
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1962
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1831
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$283
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$2172
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1700
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$2031
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$2066
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2449
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451

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