London vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$235
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	99	56
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.57M

The cost of living in London is 596% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8th and 8247th ($3851 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 5th and 6229th 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	$22.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$2133

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719