Jeddah vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$583
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
47
😀 Quality of life
76
41
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.57M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 140% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4730th and 8645th ($1210 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 48th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 1324th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Shiraz

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Jeddah Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$2115

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$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
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$871
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$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
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$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694