Baku vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$340
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
49
😀 Quality of life
64
56
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.57M

The cost of living in Baku is 44% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6681st and 8247th ($796 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Azerbaijan and Iran, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5390th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

Cities near Shiraz

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