Essen vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$666
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
49
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
587K
1.57M

The cost of living in Essen is 174% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3903rd and 8247th ($1516 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 41st in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 24th and 6229th 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
$16.2
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$2133

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719