Los Angeles vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$235
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	49
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.57M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 507% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 65th and 8247th ($3361 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 41st in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 74th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Shiraz

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	Los Angeles	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$2133

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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