Shanghai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1136
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3654
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$602
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1905
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
50
😀 Quality of life
79
48
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 104% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4780th and 8203rd ($1136 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 55th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 571st and 6304th 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
$3.99
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$897
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1181
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.28%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16156
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8893
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.62
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.47
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.7
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1263
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31401
$2159

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705