Alexandria vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$384
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$95.7
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$159
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.6
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$125
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
49
😀 Quality of life
56
56
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.57M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 31% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 9006th and 8247th ($384 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 41st 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 6233rd and 6229th 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
$4.15
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.8
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$66.2
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.28
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.7
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.98%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.35
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.68
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.42
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.3
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.02
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.67
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1874
$2133

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21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$274
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$287
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$326
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$336
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$345
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$473
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$410
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$331
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$395
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$306
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$334
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$295
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$288
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$276
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$348
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$695
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1951
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1850
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1957
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1867
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1993
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1879
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1728
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$271
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$2064
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1645
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$2040
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1937
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1947
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2303
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2440

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719