San Antonio vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Antonio	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4674	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1801	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4112	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	47
😀 Quality of life	91	41
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.57M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 310% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 1833rd and 8645th ($2071 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd and 48th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 156th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Shiraz

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	San Antonio	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.7	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4488	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.33	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1365	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19123	$2115

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694