San Diego vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	50
😀 Quality of life	92	48
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.57M

The cost of living in San Diego is 500% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 45th and 8203rd ($3346 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 55th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 75th and 6304th 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	$20.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$2159

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705