Dubai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$205
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	50
😀 Quality of life	87	48
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.57M

The cost of living in Dubai is 304% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 989th and 7787th ($2379 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 288th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Shiraz

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	Dubai	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$2161

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Shiraz

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