Jeddah vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$584
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
47
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.57M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 114% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4757th and 8262nd ($1209 vs $565) 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 1.7 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 990th and 6346th 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
$6.63
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$1920

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$964
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$1168
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$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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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
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$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