Brussels vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	50
😀 Quality of life	89	48
🏙️ Population	196K	1.57M

The cost of living in Brussels is 251% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1988th and 8203rd ($1958 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 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 173rd and 6304th 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	$20.8	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$2159

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705