Shanghai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$636
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
47
😀 Quality of life
76
41
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 127% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4880th and 8645th ($1147 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 1178th and 7725th 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
$4.42
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$2115

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694