Bangkok vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$425	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	50
😀 Quality of life	74	48
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.57M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 78% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5738th and 8203rd ($994 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1355th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Shiraz

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	Bangkok	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$2159

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

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