Chicago vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$244
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.57M

The cost of living in Chicago is 399% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 375th and 8262nd ($2822 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 38th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 22nd and 6346th 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
$19.9
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698