Medina vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$663
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
47
😀 Quality of life
69
55
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.57M

The cost of living in Medina is 107% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4849th and 8262nd ($1168 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 4347th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Shiraz

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Medina Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$1920

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$1209
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$1107
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$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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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