Essen vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$682
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$244
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
47
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
587K
1.57M

The cost of living in Essen is 176% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3860th and 8262nd ($1561 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 38th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 17th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Shiraz

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Essen Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$1920

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Shiraz

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