Kaohsiung vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$382
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
47
😀 Quality of life
87
55
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.57M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 77% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5666th and 8262nd ($999 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Taiwan and Iran, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 364th and 6346th 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
$3.78
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$1920

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

Cities near Shiraz

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
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$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