San Diego vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	86	47
😀 Quality of life	91	41
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.57M

The cost of living in San Diego is 590% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 52nd and 8645th ($3486 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 155th and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Shiraz

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	San Diego	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$2115

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

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