Shiraz vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shiraz Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1437
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$250
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$426
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.9
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$244
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
96
😀 Quality of life
55
64
🏙️ Population
1.57M
8.69M

The cost of living in Shiraz is 12% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8262nd and 7642nd ($565 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 9th 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 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Iran, and 6346th vs 5345th 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
$4.01
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.48
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.99
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.4%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.7
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.89
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.79
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.95
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.7
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1920
$2262

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488