Sao Paulo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$496	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	49
😀 Quality of life	69	56
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.57M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 90% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5192nd and 8247th ($1052 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Brazil and Iran, respectively. Check Brazil vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 4142nd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Shiraz

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	Sao Paulo	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.6	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$2133

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719