Riyadh vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$946
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
47
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.57M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 189% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3529th and 8262nd ($1632 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 879th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Shiraz

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Riyadh Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$1920

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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