Edinburgh vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
50
😀 Quality of life
93
52
🏙️ Population
488K
1.57M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 237% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1692nd and 7596th ($2043 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 38th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 64th and 6176th 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
$17.3
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$2132

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698