Phoenix vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phoenix	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2390	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5218	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$1517	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4557	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	50
😀 Quality of life	90	52
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.57M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 294% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 864th and 7596th ($2390 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 127th and 6176th 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	$18.1	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1252	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2542	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.3	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2894	$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.2	$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.41	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.3	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$977	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10488	$2132

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$2339
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2381
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2315
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2425
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2485
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2428
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2347
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2427
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2392
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2379
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2414
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2275
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2105
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$2042
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2692
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1828
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$2008
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2043
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$874
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1941
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1886
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$865
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2687
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1054
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2706

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$604
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$606
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$890
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$621
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$561
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$798
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$541
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$531
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$604
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$575
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$599
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$522
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$868
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$710
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$910
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$543
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$559
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1375
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1005
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1327
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1285
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$959
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$549
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1810
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$875
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698