Brussels vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
91
56
🏙️ Population
196K
1.57M

The cost of living in Brussels is 266% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1913th and 8247th ($2028 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 165th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Shiraz

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Brussels Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.6
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$2133

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

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