Cologne vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
50
😀 Quality of life
97
48
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.57M

The cost of living in Cologne is 232% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2308th and 8203rd ($1851 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 55th 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 0.4 months in Shiraz. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 16th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Shiraz

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Cologne Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$2159

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705