Shanghai vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$600
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
47
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
24.9M
1.57M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 99% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4971st and 8262nd ($1126 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th 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 5th in Iran, while ranked 1655th and 6346th 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
$5.01
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$1920

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9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698