Cost of living comparison
Shiraz is 57.1% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.4% less in Shiraz
- Groceries
-
pay 56.0% less in Shiraz
- Transportation
-
pay 33.2% less in Shiraz
- Housing
-
pay 74.9% less in Shiraz
- Childcare
-
pay 75.8% less in Shiraz
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 64.2% less in Shiraz
- Clothing
-
pay 44.5% less in Shiraz
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Shiraz.
If you lived in Shiraz instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Shiraz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$3.50
IRR147,438
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$3.50
IRR147,438
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.39
|
$2.66
IRR112,020
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.54
|
$0.80
IRR33,764
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Shiraz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.28
|
$0.44
IRR18,676
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€5.92
|
$1.52
IRR63,944
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.77
|
$2.72
IRR114,493
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.61
|
$1.21
IRR51,083
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.24
|
$2.23
IRR94,101
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$0.44
IRR18,591
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.90
IRR37,793
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.86
|
$0.50
IRR21,074
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.24
IRR10,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.25
IRR10,326
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.70
|
$0.23
IRR9,482
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Shiraz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.80
|
$2.68
IRR113,093
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.68
|
$2.36
IRR99,586
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€30,592.15
|
$75,000.00
IRR3,159,375,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€12.74
|
$1.87
IRR78,698
|
|
pay 74.9% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Shiraz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€27.24
|
$13.91
IRR586,016
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,256.64
|
$272.92
IRR11,496,731
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€919.41
|
$186.88
IRR7,872,317
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€111.24
|
$27.06
IRR1,139,891
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Shiraz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€485.55
|
$153.33
IRR6,459,167
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,614.43
|
$2,148.62
IRR90,510,658
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Shiraz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.21
|
$0.94
IRR39,670
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.21
|
$1.75
IRR73,675
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
$2.10
IRR88,462
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€36.88
|
$15.00
IRR631,875
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.17
|
$2.00
IRR84,250
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Shiraz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€77.42
|
$23.75
IRR1,000,469
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€31.84
|
$22.50
IRR947,812
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€83.73
|
$80.00
IRR3,370,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€103.86
|
$65.00
IRR2,738,125
|
|
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