Cost of living comparison
Shiraz is 49.2% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.6% less in Shiraz
- Groceries
-
pay 53.1% less in Shiraz
- Transportation
-
pay 23.9% less in Shiraz
- Housing
-
pay 65.8% less in Shiraz
- Childcare
-
pay 73.5% less in Shiraz
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.2% less in Shiraz
- Clothing
-
pay 43.0% less in Shiraz
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Shiraz.
If you lived in Shiraz instead of Athens, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$3.50
IRR147,438
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.25
|
$3.50
IRR147,438
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.76
|
$2.66
IRR112,020
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.47
|
$0.80
IRR33,764
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Athens
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.09
|
$0.44
IRR18,676
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.64
|
$1.52
IRR63,944
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.38
|
$2.72
IRR114,493
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.85
|
$1.21
IRR51,083
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.18
|
$2.23
IRR94,101
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.44
IRR18,591
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.77
|
$0.90
IRR37,793
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.50
IRR21,074
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.24
IRR10,106
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.49
|
$0.25
IRR10,326
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.23
IRR9,482
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Athens
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.53
|
$2.68
IRR113,093
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€25.67
|
$2.36
IRR99,586
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€25,993.93
|
$75,000.00
IRR3,159,375,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.00
|
$1.87
IRR78,698
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Athens
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€27.85
|
$13.91
IRR586,016
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€542.97
|
$272.92
IRR11,496,731
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€476.78
|
$186.88
IRR7,872,317
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€131.24
|
$27.06
IRR1,139,891
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€396.27
|
$153.33
IRR6,459,167
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,172.92
|
$2,148.62
IRR90,510,658
|
|
pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.58
|
$0.94
IRR39,670
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.17
|
$1.75
IRR73,675
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.17
|
$2.10
IRR88,462
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€42.23
|
$15.00
IRR631,875
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.25
|
$2.00
IRR84,250
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Athens
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€73.67
|
$23.75
IRR1,000,469
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€32.79
|
$22.50
IRR947,812
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€80.21
|
$80.00
IRR3,370,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€98.71
|
$65.00
IRR2,738,125
|
|
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