Shiraz vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shiraz	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$553	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1428	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$241	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$419	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$21.6	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$235	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	56	100
🏙️ Population	1.57M	449K

The cost of living in Shiraz is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8247th and 23rd ($553 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 3rd in Iran and Switzerland, respectively. Check Iran vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Shiraz compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Shiraz ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6229th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shiraz vs Zurich

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	Shiraz	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.5	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.2	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.2	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.06%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1161	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$731	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.34	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$1.92	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.39	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.93	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.69	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.02	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.3	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.1	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041