Shanghai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3454
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$577
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1644
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
50
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 86% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4858th and 7787th ($1097 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 34th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 675th and 6352nd 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
$4.55
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2226
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1115
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.83%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14361
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8086
$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87.9
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1181
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30174
$2161

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1709
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723