Rotterdam vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	50
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	664K	1.57M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 298% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1336th and 8203rd ($2219 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 55th in the Netherlands and Iran, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 51st and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Shiraz

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	Rotterdam	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$2159

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705