Saint Petersburg vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Saint Petersburg	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2103	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$389	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$788	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	50
😀 Quality of life	66	52
🏙️ Population	5.38M	1.57M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 34% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6353rd and 7596th ($811 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th in Russia and Iran, respectively. Check Russia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 4239th and 6176th 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	$6.31	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$526	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$274	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.55	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.79%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3262	$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.3	$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.39	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.2	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.9	$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.06	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.3	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6504	$2132

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$604
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$606
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$890
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$621
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$561
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$798
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$541
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$531
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$604
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$575
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$599
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$522
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$868
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$710
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$910
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$543
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$559
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1375
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1005
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1327
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1285
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$959
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$549
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1810
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$875
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698