Phoenix vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phoenix	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5360	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$2224	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4113	$244
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	47
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.57M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 317% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1175th and 8262nd ($2357 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st 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 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 134th and 6346th 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	$18.2	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2325	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1811	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.9	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4603	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.52	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1456	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18987	$1920

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781

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