Kuala Lumpur vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$450
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
50
😀 Quality of life
76
48
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.57M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 60% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6160th and 8203rd ($892 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 55th in Malaysia and Iran, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 883rd and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Shiraz

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Kuala Lumpur Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$2159

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705