San Diego vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$244
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	86	47
😀 Quality of life	91	55
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.57M

The cost of living in San Diego is 520% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 50th and 8262nd ($3507 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 137th and 6346th 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	$22.1	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$1920

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

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