Cost of living comparison
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.
If you lived in Shiraz instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,440.71
|
$3.50
IRR147,875
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,453.88
|
$3.50
IRR147,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD381.02
|
$2.66
IRR112,353
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD229.07
|
$0.80
IRR33,864
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Yerevan
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD331.29
|
$0.44
IRR18,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,548.16
|
$1.52
IRR64,134
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,394.08
|
$2.72
IRR114,832
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD944.77
|
$1.21
IRR51,234
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,294.73
|
$2.23
IRR94,380
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD214.20
|
$0.44
IRR18,646
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD316.56
|
$0.90
IRR37,906
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD303.24
|
$0.50
IRR21,137
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD386.96
|
$0.24
IRR10,136
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD128.77
|
$0.25
IRR10,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD123.23
|
$0.23
IRR9,510
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Yerevan
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,030.12
|
$2.68
IRR113,428
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD4,934.12
|
$2.36
IRR99,882
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD11,841,890.59
|
$75,000.00
IRR3,168,750,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,638.13
|
$1.87
IRR78,932
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Yerevan
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,522.81
|
$13.91
IRR587,754
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD357,309.39
|
$272.92
IRR11,530,846
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD240,086.85
|
$186.88
IRR7,895,677
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD37,830.41
|
$27.06
IRR1,143,273
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Yerevan
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD143,582.92
|
$153.33
IRR6,478,333
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,467,399.97
|
$2,148.62
IRR90,779,236
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD789.46
|
$0.94
IRR39,788
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,443.46
|
$1.75
IRR73,894
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD986.82
|
$2.10
IRR88,725
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD40,674.73
|
$15.00
IRR633,750
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD2,960.47
|
$2.00
IRR84,500
|
|
pay 57.9% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Shiraz
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD42,632.23
|
$23.75
IRR1,003,438
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD24,537.74
|
$22.50
IRR950,625
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD53,685.10
|
$80.00
IRR3,380,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD45,822.97
|
$65.00
IRR2,746,250
|
|
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