Shanghai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$605
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
77
56
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 104% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4879th and 8247th ($1128 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 41st in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1383rd and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Shiraz

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Shanghai Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753

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