Cost of living comparison

Yerevan, Armenia

compared to

Shiraz, Iran

Shiraz vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Shiraz is 39.7% cheaper than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Shiraz
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Shiraz
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in Shiraz
Housing: pay 62.7% less in Shiraz
Childcare: pay 67.6% less in Shiraz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.2% less in Shiraz
Clothing: pay 57.9% less in Shiraz

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Shiraz.

Shiraz vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Shiraz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.57 AMD4,532.40	$3.50 IRR147,350	-69.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,525.20	$3.50 IRR147,350	-61.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 AMD388.89	$2.66 IRR111,954	+167.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 AMD233.80	$0.80 IRR33,744	+34.2%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Yerevan	Shiraz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.86 AMD338.13	$0.44 IRR18,665	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 AMD1,580.13	$1.52 IRR63,906	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 AMD2,443.51	$2.72 IRR114,425	-56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 AMD964.28	$1.21 IRR51,052	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 AMD1,321.46	$2.23 IRR94,045	-33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.63	$0.44 IRR18,580	-21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 AMD323.09	$0.90 IRR37,771	+8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 AMD309.50	$0.50 IRR21,062	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 AMD394.95	$0.24 IRR10,100	-76.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.43	$0.25 IRR10,320	-27.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 AMD125.78	$0.23 IRR9,476	-29.9%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Yerevan	Shiraz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 AMD2,072.04	$2.68 IRR113,025	-49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,036.00	$2.36 IRR99,527	-81.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,086,405.84	$75,000.00 IRR3,157,500,000	+143.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 AMD1,671.95	$1.87 IRR78,651	-56.2%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 62.7% less for housing

	Yerevan	Shiraz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.21 AMD8,698.79	$13.91 IRR585,668	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$931.30 AMD364,687.23	$272.92 IRR11,489,908	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$625.77 AMD245,044.24	$186.88 IRR7,867,645	-70.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.60 AMD38,611.54	$27.06 IRR1,139,214	-72.6%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 67.6% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Shiraz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.24 AMD146,547.67	$153.33 IRR6,455,333	-59.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,037.50 AMD3,538,995.98	$2,148.62 IRR90,456,942	-76.2%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Shiraz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 AMD805.76	$0.94 IRR39,646	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.76 AMD1,473.26	$1.75 IRR73,632	-53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,007.20	$2.10 IRR88,410	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.02 AMD41,514.59	$15.00 IRR631,500	-85.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 AMD3,021.60	$2.00 IRR84,200	-74.1%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 57.9% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Shiraz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.12 AMD43,512.51	$23.75 IRR999,875	-78.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.96 AMD25,044.40	$22.50 IRR947,250	-64.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,793.61	$80.00 IRR3,368,000	-42.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 AMD46,769.14	$65.00 IRR2,736,500	-45.6%
Average			-57.9%

Yerevan vs. Shiraz - 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: March 2025

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