Rotterdam vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$235
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	49
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	664K	1.57M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 372% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 689th and 8247th ($2615 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 41st in the Netherlands and Iran, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 67th and 6229th 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	$23.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$2133

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719