Shiraz vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shiraz	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1290	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$214	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$361	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$162	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$22.9	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$205	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	41	81
🏙️ Population	1.57M	693K

The cost of living in Shiraz is 65% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8645th and 4194th ($505 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 64th in Iran and Spain, respectively. Check Iran vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Shiraz compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Shiraz ranked 30th best city to live in Iran vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 7725th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shiraz vs Zaragoza

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	Shiraz	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.1	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.98	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$0.83	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15.9	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.77%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1062	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$3.12	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.19	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.34	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.71	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.08	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.4	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.9	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2115	$8171

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Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643