Seattle vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	50
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	737K	1.57M

The cost of living in Seattle is 412% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 158th and 7787th ($3015 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 34th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 98th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Shiraz

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	Seattle	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$2161

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$563
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$557
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$548
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$546
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$529
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$547
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$551
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$536
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$514
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$573
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$523
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$502
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$525
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$897
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$736
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$901
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$547
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$597
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1280
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1056
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1243
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1223
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$1068
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$464
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$562
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1709
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$904
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$723