Medina vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$673
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
49
😀 Quality of life
70
56
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.57M

The cost of living in Medina is 114% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4743rd and 8247th ($1182 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 4114th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$2133

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$791
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$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719