Berlin vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$205
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	94	41
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.57M

The cost of living in Berlin is 369% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1150th and 8645th ($2371 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 45th and 7725th 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	$16.2	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$2115

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694