Boston vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
94
56
🏙️ Population
676K
1.57M

The cost of living in Boston is 560% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 27th and 8247th ($3652 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 41st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 71st and 6229th 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
$22
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$2133

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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