Cost of living comparison

Hanoi, Vietnam

compared to

Shiraz, Iran

Shiraz vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Shiraz is 5.9% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Shiraz
Groceries: pay 29.9% less in Shiraz
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Shiraz
Housing: pay 10.1% less in Shiraz
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Shiraz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Shiraz
Clothing: pay 22.2% less in Shiraz

Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Shiraz. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Shiraz.

Shiraz vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shiraz instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Shiraz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 ₫51,330	$3.50 IRR147,875	+77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 ₫123,192	$3.50 IRR147,875	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 ₫11,498	$2.66 IRR112,353	+500.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₫6,673	$0.80 IRR33,864	+211.7%
Average			+190.7%

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pay 29.9% less for groceries

	Hanoi	Shiraz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ₫26,684	$0.44 IRR18,732	-56.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ₫129,826	$1.52 IRR64,134	-69.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ₫137,541	$2.72 IRR114,832	-48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 ₫41,157	$1.21 IRR51,234	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,361	$2.23 IRR94,380	+40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 ₫44,642	$0.44 IRR18,646	-74.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,000	$0.90 IRR37,906	+94.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ₫19,808	$0.50 IRR21,137	-34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,635	$0.24 IRR10,136	-50.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫11,821	$0.25 IRR10,357	-46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ₫13,970	$0.23 IRR9,510	-58.2%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	Hanoi	Shiraz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫90,000	$2.68 IRR113,428	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.91 ₫205,320	$2.36 IRR99,882	-70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,554.95 ₫1,026,601,388	$75,000.00 IRR3,168,750,000	+89.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.38 ₫139,618	$1.87 IRR78,932	-65.3%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 10.1% less for housing

	Hanoi	Shiraz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.00 ₫233,687	$13.91 IRR587,754	+54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.66 ₫8,789,575	$272.92 IRR11,530,846	-19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.31 ₫6,210,938	$186.88 IRR7,895,677	-21.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.28 ₫1,512,538	$27.06 IRR1,143,273	-53.6%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Shiraz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$243.92 ₫6,330,709	$153.33 IRR6,478,333	-37.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,260.72 ₫318,212,210	$2,148.62 IRR90,779,236	-82.5%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Shiraz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,665	$0.94 IRR39,788	-4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 ₫47,579	$1.75 IRR73,894	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.38 ₫35,931	$2.10 IRR88,725	+51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.31 ₫682,771	$15.00 IRR633,750	-43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.15 ₫107,793	$2.00 IRR84,500	-51.8%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 22.2% less for clothing

	Hanoi	Shiraz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.72 ₫953,056	$23.75 IRR1,003,438	-35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.37 ₫684,401	$22.50 IRR950,625	-14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.93 ₫2,411,906	$80.00 IRR3,380,000	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.41 ₫2,242,729	$65.00 IRR2,746,250	-24.8%
Average			-22.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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