Ashgabat vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$798
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
50
😀 Quality of life
29
48
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.57M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 190% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3187th and 8203rd ($1616 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Turkmenistan and Iran, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 8245th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$2159

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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