Edinburgh vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$205
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
47
😀 Quality of life
92
41
🏙️ Population
488K
1.57M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 354% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1307th and 8645th ($2295 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 48th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 83rd and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Shiraz

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Edinburgh Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$2115

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Shiraz

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