Johannesburg vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Johannesburg | Shiraz | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Johannesburg is 93% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5069th and 8203rd ($1079 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 55th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5446th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Johannesburg vs Shiraz
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| Johannesburg | Shiraz | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.8 mi |  Sandton | |
| 13 km or 8 mi | Randburg | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Soweto | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Benoni | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Springs | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Centurion | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pretoria | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Brits | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Bethal | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Middelburg | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Welkom | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 262 km or 163 mi |  Lobatse | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Gaborone | |
| 287 km or 179 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Kanye | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Mbabane | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Vryheid | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Molepolole | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Manzini | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Maseru | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 409 km or 254 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Palapye | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Kimberley | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 443 km or 275 mi |  Matola | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Serowe | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Maputo | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Durban | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Francistown | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Xai-Xai |
Cities near Shiraz
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 39 km or 24 mi |  Marvdasht | |
| 86 km or 54 mi | Kazerun | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Fasa | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Borazjan | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Yasuj | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Jahrom | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Bushehr | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | Behbahan | |
| 274 km or 171 mi | Shahreza | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Sirjan | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Yazd | |
| 339 km or 210 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Shahr-e Kord | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Isfahan | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Najafabad | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Izeh | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Khomeyni Shahr | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Shahin Shahr | |
| 387 km or 240 mi |  Qatif | |
| 395 km or 246 mi |  Al-Faw | |
| 403 km or 251 mi | Masjed Soleyman | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Jubail | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Abadan | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 424 km or 263 mi |  Manama | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Dammam | |
| 429 km or 267 mi | Isa Town | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Riffa | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Dhahran | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Kerman | |
| 442 km or 275 mi |  Kuwait City | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Shushtar | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 448 km or 279 mi |  Al Khor | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
| 461 km or 286 mi | Al Wafrah | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Basra | |
| 473 km or 294 mi | Az Zubayr |