Shiraz vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shiraz Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$241
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$419
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.6
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$235
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
96
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
1.57M
8.69M

The cost of living in Shiraz is 19% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8247th and 7204th ($553 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 6th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Shiraz compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Ranked 4th vs 1st best cities to live in Iran, and 6229th vs 5113th 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
$4
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.1
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.99
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.2
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.06%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1161
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.34
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.92
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.93
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.63
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.02
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488