Medan vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$461
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1179
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$185
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$299
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
55
47
😀 Quality of life
48
55
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.57M

The cost of living in Medan is 18% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8850th and 8262nd ($461 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 38th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6907th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Shiraz

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Medan Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.73
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.13
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$591
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.11
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.58
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.37
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.66
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9091
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$458
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$451
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$701
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$572
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$792
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$740
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$696
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$663
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$551
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$762
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$790
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$634
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$750
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$564
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$831
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$664
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$627
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$628
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$678
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$513
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$622
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$736
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$846
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$495
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$788
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1059
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$551
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$808
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$891
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$780
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$588
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698