Berlin vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$205
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.57M

The cost of living in Berlin is 244% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1762nd and 7787th ($2027 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 21st and 6352nd 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	$14.6	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$2161

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$563
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$557
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$548
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$546
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$529
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$547
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$551
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$536
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$514
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$573
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$523
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$502
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$525
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$897
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$736
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$901
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$547
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$597
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1280
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1056
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1243
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1223
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$1068
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$464
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$562
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1709
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$904
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$723