Shiraz vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shiraz Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1536
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$219
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.6
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$222
$1389
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
69
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.4M

The cost of living in Shiraz is 46% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8203rd and 5350th ($558 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 55th and 1st in Iran and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Iran vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Shiraz compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Shiraz ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6304th and 707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shiraz Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.8
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.49
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.3
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1277
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.37
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.87
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.26
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.79
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.97
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.4
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.99
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2159
$7369

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$546
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$537
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$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
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$489
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$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
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$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

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$712
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$876
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$610
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$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
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$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668