Jeddah vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$495
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
50
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.57M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 82% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4731st and 7596th ($1100 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1616th and 6176th 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
$6.55
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$2132

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$892
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$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
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$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698