Prague vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$244
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	47
😀 Quality of life	89	55
🏙️ Population	1.4M	1.57M

The cost of living in Prague is 238% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 2387th and 8262nd ($1909 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in the Czech Republic and Iran, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 285th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Shiraz

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	Prague	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$1920

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383

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