Bucharest vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$525
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
49
😀 Quality of life
81
56
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.57M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 102% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4913th and 8247th ($1116 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st in Romania and Iran, respectively. Check Romania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 646th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$2133

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$857
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$775
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$762
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$873
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$675
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$681
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$1056
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$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
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$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
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$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
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$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
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$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
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$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
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$766
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$724
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$668
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$749

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$530
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$503
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$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
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$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
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$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
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$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
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$530
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$726
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$1770
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$632
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$1283
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$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719