Shiraz vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shiraz Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1437
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$250
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$426
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$178
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.9
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$244
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
47
5
😀 Quality of life
55
45
🏙️ Population
1.57M
115K

The cost of living in Shiraz is 37% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8262nd and 8957th ($565 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in Iran and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iran vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Shiraz compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Shiraz ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6346th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shiraz Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.48
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$0.99
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.4%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$614
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.89
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.79
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.63
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.95
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.01
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.6
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.6
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1920
$633

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$547
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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285