Cologne vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$947
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$205
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
50
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.57M

The cost of living in Cologne is 196% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2551st and 7787th ($1744 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 34th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 12th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$2161

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1709
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723