Birmingham vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
49
😀 Quality of life
95
56
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.57M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 286% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8247th ($2137 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 41st in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 48th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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