Shiraz vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Shiraz Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$553
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$241
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$419
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$21.6
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$235
$516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
43
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.4M

The cost of living in Shiraz is 36% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8247th and 6373rd ($553 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 1st in Iran and Mongolia, respectively. Check Iran vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Shiraz compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Shiraz ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6229th and 5856th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Shiraz vs Ulaanbaatar infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Shiraz vs Ulaanbaatar

Prices for goods and services in Shiraz and Ulaanbaatar are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Shiraz Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.1
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$0.99
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.2
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.06%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1161
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$731
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.34
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.92
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.93
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.63
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.33
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.02
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$6621

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Shiraz

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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600