Saint Petersburg vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Saint Petersburg	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2604	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$557	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$976	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1231	$244
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	85	47
😀 Quality of life	70	55
🏙️ Population	5.65M	1.57M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 90% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5142nd and 8262nd ($1075 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th in Russia and Iran, respectively. Check Russia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 3923rd and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Shiraz

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	Saint Petersburg	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.72	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.2	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.61	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$423	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.69	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.48%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4413	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2754	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.3	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.76	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.48	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.67	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.25	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.92	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$436	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12085	$1920

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606

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