Essen vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1567
$566
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3823
$1448
🏠 One person rent
$710
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$527
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3668
$232
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
50
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
587K
1.57M

The cost of living in Essen is 177% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3764th and 8177th ($1567 vs $566) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 497th and 37th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 24th and 6213th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Shiraz

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Essen Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.8
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$3.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.63
$1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
22.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4432
$1167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3302
$649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.98
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.9
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$5.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.67
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.75
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.2
$92.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9978
$2156

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1649
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1580
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1518
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1651
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1590
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1590
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1575
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1607
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1578
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1357
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1610
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1603
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1587
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1664
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1598
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1654
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1570
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1587
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1606
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1491
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1604
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1574
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1596
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1561
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1581
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1581
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1584
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1687
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$2017
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1572
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1570
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1703
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1588
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1621
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1774
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1605

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$541
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$522
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$537
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$491
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$514
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$536
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$464
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$484
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$517
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$566
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$532
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$384
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$528
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$508
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$484
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$504
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$495
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$491
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$894
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$702
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$538
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$915
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$552
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$593
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1239
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1057
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1235
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$546
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1205
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1063
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$539
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1431
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$544
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$702
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1688
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$630
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1248
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$848
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694