Boston vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$205
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
50
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
676K
1.57M

The cost of living in Boston is 503% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 24th and 7787th ($3547 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 34th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 103rd and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Shiraz

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Boston Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$1.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$2161

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

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