Chengdu vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$251
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$222
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
50
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 18% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7209th and 8203rd ($660 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 55th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1933rd and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Shiraz

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Chengdu Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$2159

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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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