Madrid vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	47
😀 Quality of life	91	41
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.57M

The cost of living in Madrid is 318% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1723rd and 8645th ($2109 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 48th in Spain and Iran, respectively. Check Spain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 160th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Shiraz

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	Madrid	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$2115

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694