Moscow vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$864
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.57M

The cost of living in Moscow is 160% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4141st and 8247th ($1438 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Russia and Iran, respectively. Check Russia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 2664th and 6229th 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
$12.3
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$2133

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$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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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