Berlin vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$244
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.57M

The cost of living in Berlin is 307% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1275th and 8262nd ($2302 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 35th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Shiraz

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	Berlin	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$1920

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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