Chengdu vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$242
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$197
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
50
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
20.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 6% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7269th and 7596th ($643 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 38th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1633rd and 6176th 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
$2.81
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$2132

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$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698