Kaohsiung vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$353
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
47
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.57M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 92% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5770th and 8645th ($971 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 281st and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Shiraz

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Kaohsiung Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$2115

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Shiraz

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
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694