Medina vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$391
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
50
😀 Quality of life
52
52
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.57M

The cost of living in Medina is 47% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6017th and 7596th ($892 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6150th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$2132

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698