Okayama vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$323
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1414
$244
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
47
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
720K
1.57M

The cost of living in Okayama is 61% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6268th and 8262nd ($910 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th and 38th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Okayama ranked 112th best city to live in Japan vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1654th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Shiraz

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Okayama Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6821
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3501
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.3
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12437
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$920
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$958
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$929
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$959
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$959
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$941
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$934
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1024
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$907
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1011
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$906
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1128
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1188
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1069
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1001
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$982
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$959
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1153
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1024
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$944
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$970
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$913
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$939
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$948
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1011
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$957
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$898
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$954
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$968
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1313
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1066
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1253
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$932
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1453
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1562
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1554

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