Mashhad vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$482
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$172
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$295
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.4
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
47
😀 Quality of life
56
41
🏙️ Population
3M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 4% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8757th and 8645th ($482 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 48th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ranked 4th vs 30th best cities to live in Iran, and 6229th vs 7725th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Shiraz

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Mashhad Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$1.06
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.4
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.53%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1140
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.32
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.33
$2.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.7
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.45
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.3
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.5
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$21
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$2115

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638

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