Beijing vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$589
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1040
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$658
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Beijing is 86% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5355th and 8247th ($1029 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 41st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 2546th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Shiraz

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Beijing Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$850
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$469
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$839
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14720
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6180
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.61
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.2
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22823
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$707
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$724
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$750
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$634
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$634
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$646
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$565
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$660
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$456
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$641
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$688
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$558
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$694
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$638
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$619
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$533
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$574
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$616
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$614
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$564
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$505
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$535
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$615
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$527
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$523
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$454
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$580
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$748
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$499
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$480
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$642
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$654
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$601
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$550
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$629
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$741

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