Shiraz vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shiraz Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$606
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1711
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$206
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$464
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.5
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
96
😀 Quality of life
52
61
🏙️ Population
1.57M
8.69M

The cost of living in Shiraz is 13% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7596th and 6811th ($606 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 11th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Shiraz compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Iran, and 6176th vs 5288th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shiraz vs Tehran

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Shiraz Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.49
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.8
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.92%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1181
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1561
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.35
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.87
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.28
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.8
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.62
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.06
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.96
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.4
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.6
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2132
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1810
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569