Baghdad vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2143
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$487
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$799
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$511
$244
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
47
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.57M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 68% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6017th and 8262nd ($952 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Iraq and Iran, respectively. Check Iraq vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Baghdad compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6062nd and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Shiraz

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Baghdad Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.8
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$436
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3571
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1441
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.52
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.71
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$175
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3441
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$776
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$958
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$836
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$822
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$609
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$667
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$771
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$681
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$554
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$570
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$633
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$627
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$652
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$502
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$581
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$946
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$664
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$831
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$434
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$495
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$585
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$498
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$546
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$437
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$413
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$569
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$574
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$494
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$390
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$499
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$616
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$428
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$460
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$493
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

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