London vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$244
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.57M

The cost of living in London is 561% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 20th and 8262nd ($3740 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 12th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Shiraz

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	London	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$1920

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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