Moscow vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$542
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$197
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
50
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.57M

The cost of living in Moscow is 68% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5167th and 7596th ($1021 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Russia and Iran, respectively. Check Russia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1608th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Shiraz

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Moscow Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$2132

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$658
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$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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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