Sharjah vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$912
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
47
😀 Quality of life
87
55
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.57M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 161% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4144th and 8262nd ($1473 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 352nd and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Shiraz

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Sharjah Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$1920

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$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

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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