Shiraz vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shiraz	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$565	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1437	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$250	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$426	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.9	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$244	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	55	98
🏙️ Population	1.57M	5.45M

The cost of living in Shiraz is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8262nd and 348th ($565 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Shiraz compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Shiraz ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6346th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shiraz vs Sydney

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	Shiraz	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.1	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.48	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.4%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.7	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$1.89	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.4	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.97	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.79	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.63	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.32	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.36	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.01	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.6	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.6	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1920	$21946

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Cities near Shiraz

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864