Cologne vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$205
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
47
😀 Quality of life
95
41
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.57M

The cost of living in Cologne is 284% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2200th and 8645th ($1941 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 48th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 21st and 7725th 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
$16.2
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$2115

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694