Shiraz vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shiraz	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$589	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1578	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$259	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.6	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	74
😀 Quality of life	48	63
🏙️ Population	1.57M	3.01M

The cost of living in Shiraz is 7% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7787th and 8233rd ($589 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 15th in Iran and Indonesia, respectively. Check Iran vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Shiraz compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Shiraz ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6352nd and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shiraz vs Surabaya

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	Shiraz	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.5	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.53	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.05	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.51	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.4	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.33%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1406	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.37	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$1.91	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.29	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.8	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.03	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.02	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.4	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2161	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508