Cost of living comparison

Shiraz, Iran

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Shiraz Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 2.5 times more expensive than Shiraz.

Restaurants: pay 27.3% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 64.4% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Moscow

The cost of transportation, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Moscow are more expensive than in Shiraz. Notably, transportation, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Shiraz Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.3% more for restaurants

	Shiraz	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.50 IRR147,350	$9.19 RUB754.90	+162.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.50 IRR147,350	$5.10 RUB419.39	+45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 IRR111,954	$1.07 RUB88.10	-59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 IRR33,744	$0.49 RUB39.87	-39.5%
Average			+27.3%

Shiraz vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

	Shiraz	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.44 IRR18,665	$0.62 RUB50.83	+39.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.52 IRR63,906	$4.41 RUB362.04	+190.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 IRR114,425	$3.57 RUB293.08	+31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.21 IRR51,052	$1.52 RUB124.85	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 IRR94,045	$1.99 RUB163.14	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.44 IRR18,580	$0.68 RUB55.64	+53.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 IRR37,771	$0.67 RUB54.84	-25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 IRR21,062	$0.72 RUB58.79	+43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,100	$1.12 RUB92.31	+368.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 IRR10,320	$0.25 RUB20.48	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,476	$0.21 RUB17.19	-7.1%
Average			+64.4%

Shiraz vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Shiraz	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.68 IRR113,025	$2.22 RUB182.27	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$2.36 IRR99,527	$28.58 RUB2,348.57	+1109.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$75,000.00 IRR3,157,500,000	$30,621.85 RUB2,516,329.61	-59.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.87 IRR78,651	$5.82 RUB478.10	+211.4%
Average			+310.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Shiraz	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.91 IRR585,668	$6.38 RUB524.14	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.92 IRR11,489,908	$960.52 RUB78,930.09	+251.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.88 IRR7,867,645	$583.26 RUB47,929.23	+212.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.06 IRR1,139,214	$86.66 RUB7,121.19	+220.3%
Average			+157.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Shiraz	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.33 IRR6,455,333	$466.53 RUB38,337.02	+204.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,148.62 IRR90,456,942	$10,413.52 RUB855,723.89	+384.7%
Average			+294.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Shiraz	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.94 IRR39,646	$3.06 RUB251.63	+225.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 IRR73,632	$2.52 RUB207.44	+44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 IRR88,410	$2.45 RUB201.31	+16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.00 IRR631,500	$32.34 RUB2,657.41	+115.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 IRR84,200	$5.10 RUB419.39	+155.2%
Average			+111.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Shiraz	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.75 IRR999,875	$81.16 RUB6,668.89	+241.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.50 IRR947,250	$42.31 RUB3,476.62	+88.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00 IRR3,368,000	$108.95 RUB8,953.10	+36.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.00 IRR2,736,500	$101.97 RUB8,379.31	+56.9%
Average			+105.7%

Shiraz vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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