Guangzhou vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$322
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
49
😀 Quality of life
75
56
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.57M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6838th and 8247th ($758 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 41st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 2100th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Shiraz

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Guangzhou Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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