Alexandria vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	50
😀 Quality of life	48	48
🏙️ Population	4.87M	1.57M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 45% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 9207th and 8203rd ($310 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 55th in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6328th and 6304th 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	$3.44	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$2159

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705