Shanghai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$635
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
50
😀 Quality of life
78
52
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 96% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4461st and 7596th ($1190 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 38th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 558th and 6176th 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
$4.9
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$2132

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

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