Meru vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$179
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
47
😀 Quality of life
32
55
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.57M

The cost of living in Meru is 4% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8447th and 8262nd ($542 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 8725th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Shiraz

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Meru Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$1920

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$523
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$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
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$651
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$553
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$593
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$604
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$670
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$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
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$627
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$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
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$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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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
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$711
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$1923
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$635
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$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698