Seattle vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Seattle Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2974
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7082
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$1895
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$3327
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6506
$197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
50
😀 Quality of life
90
52
🏙️ Population
737K
1.57M

The cost of living in Seattle is 391% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 145th and 7596th ($2974 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 125th and 6176th 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
$18.6
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.28
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$5.9
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2036
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1598
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3765
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2858
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9273
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5449
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.4
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.93
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1999
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29730
$2132

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Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698