Guangzhou vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$354
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
47
😀 Quality of life
74
55
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.57M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 38% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6835th and 8262nd ($782 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 38th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 2285th and 6346th 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
$2.86
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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