Chicago vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
97
56
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.57M

The cost of living in Chicago is 406% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 394th and 8247th ($2799 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 41st in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 16th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Shiraz

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Chicago Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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