Shiraz vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shiraz	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1578	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$259	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.6	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$1598
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	50	63
😀 Quality of life	48	38
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.27M

The cost of living in Shiraz is 36% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7787th and 5917th ($589 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th in Iran and South Africa, respectively. Check Iran vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Shiraz compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Shiraz ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6352nd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shiraz vs Soweto

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	Shiraz	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.53	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.4	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.33%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.37	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$1.91	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.29	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.8	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.03	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.02	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2161	$3805

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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

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003