Paris vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	47
😀 Quality of life	94	41
🏙️ Population	2.1M	1.57M

The cost of living in Paris is 387% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 964th and 8645th ($2460 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in France and Iran, respectively. Check France vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 34th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Shiraz

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	Paris	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$2115

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

Cities near Shiraz

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
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694