London vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	50
😀 Quality of life	99	48
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.57M

The cost of living in London is 460% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 58th and 7787th ($3296 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 4th and 6352nd 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	$21.4	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$2161

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$563
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$557
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$548
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$546
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$529
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$547
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$551
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$536
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$514
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$573
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$523
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$502
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$525
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$897
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$736
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$901
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$547
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$597
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1280
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1056
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1243
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1223
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$1068
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$464
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$562
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1709
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$904
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$723