New York City vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$244
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.57M

The cost of living in New York City is 644% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4th and 8262nd ($4207 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 18th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Shiraz

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	New York City	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$1920

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Shiraz

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
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1923
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698