Essen vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$681
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
50
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
585K
1.57M

The cost of living in Essen is 173% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3595th and 8203rd ($1525 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 55th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 31st and 6304th 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
$13.6
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$2159

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705