Phoenix vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phoenix	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5582	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1419	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2230	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$694	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4178	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	47
😀 Quality of life	89	41
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.57M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 380% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1041st and 8645th ($2423 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 896th and 48th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Phoenix ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 226th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Shiraz

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	Phoenix	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.86	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1497	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1109	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2358	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1803	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.2%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4665	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3124	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.45	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1659	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21660	$2115

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804

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