Meru vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$185
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
27
47
😀 Quality of life
28
41
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.57M

The cost of living in Meru is 8% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8425th and 8645th ($543 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th in Kenya and Iran, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 8855th and 7725th 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
$5.46
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$2115

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$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
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$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
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$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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$583

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
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$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694