Guangzhou vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$333
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
50
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.57M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8203rd ($763 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 55th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1036th and 6304th 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
$3.58
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$2159

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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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