Helsinki vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$991
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$244
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
47
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
687K
1.57M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 252% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2068th and 8262nd ($1990 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Finland and Iran, respectively. Check Finland vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 48th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Shiraz

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Helsinki Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

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