Ashgabat vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$887
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
47
😀 Quality of life
48
55
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.57M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 219% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2849th and 8262nd ($1806 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Turkmenistan and Iran, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6881st and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Shiraz

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Ashgabat Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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