Chengdu vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$252
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
49
😀 Quality of life
75
56
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 15% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7530th and 8247th ($635 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 41st 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 5th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1800th and 6229th 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
$2.87
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

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