Cologne vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$244
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
47
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.57M

The cost of living in Cologne is 252% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2067th and 8262nd ($1990 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 38th 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 15th and 6346th 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
$16.4
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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