Chennai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$161
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
50
😀 Quality of life
68
52
🏙️ Population
10.3M
1.57M

The cost of living in Chennai is 28% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7596th ($434 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 38th in India and Iran, respectively. Check India vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 3676th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$2132

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$343
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$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
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$350
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$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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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
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$1810
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$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698