Shiraz vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shiraz Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1578
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$259
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.6
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$205
$550
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
50
5
😀 Quality of life
48
34
🏙️ Population
1.57M
115K

The cost of living in Shiraz is 39% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7787th and 8915th ($589 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in Iran and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iran vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Shiraz compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Shiraz ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6352nd and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Shiraz Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.53
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.86
🥤 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
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.33%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.37
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.91
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.29
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.8
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.63
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.03
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.9
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2161
$666

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$557
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$548
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$546
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$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
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$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

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$459
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$312
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$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
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$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
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$292
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$304
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$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
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$419
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$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300