Shiraz vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shiraz Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$241
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$419
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.6
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$235
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
49
5
😀 Quality of life
56
42
🏙️ Population
1.57M
115K

The cost of living in Shiraz is 32% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8247th and 8940th ($553 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Shiraz ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6229th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shiraz Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.1
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$0.99
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.06%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1161
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.34
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.92
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.93
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.63
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.02
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$653

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289