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Shiraz vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Shiraz is 16.0% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Shiraz
Groceries: pay 49.5% less in Shiraz
Transportation: pay 31.0% more in Shiraz
Housing: pay 27.2% less in Shiraz
Childcare: pay 84.6% less in Shiraz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.5% less in Shiraz
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in Shiraz

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

Shiraz vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Shiraz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$5.00 IRR210,612	+18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$3.50 IRR147,429	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.42 IRR59,775	+195.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$1.18 IRR49,781	+285.0%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 49.5% less for groceries

	Beijing	Shiraz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$0.39 IRR16,316	-77.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$1.64 IRR68,949	-78.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$2.36 IRR99,391	-64.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$1.24 IRR52,095	-30.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$1.45 IRR61,198	-5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$0.40 IRR16,994	-58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.77 IRR32,394
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$0.42 IRR17,885	-47.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$0.24 IRR10,190	-59.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.24 IRR10,190	-30.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.23 IRR9,787	-43.7%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 31.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Shiraz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$2.68 IRR113,086	-36.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	$2.36 IRR99,580	-92.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$75,000.00 IRR3,159,187,500	+311.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	$1.90 IRR80,033	-58.9%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 27.2% less for housing

	Beijing	Shiraz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$19.27 IRR811,879	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$283.60 IRR11,945,941	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$205.21 IRR8,644,096	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$27.94 IRR1,176,981	-28.8%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 84.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Shiraz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$153.33 IRR6,458,783	-78.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	$2,148.62 IRR90,505,286	-90.8%
Average			-84.6%

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pay 59.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Shiraz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$0.70 IRR29,486	-37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$0.98 IRR41,420	-66.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$2.30 IRR96,882	-45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$16.00 IRR673,960	-72.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$2.00 IRR84,245	-76.2%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Shiraz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$26.25 IRR1,105,716	-57.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$20.67 IRR870,532	-43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$72.33 IRR3,046,861	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$56.25 IRR2,369,391	-46.7%
Average			-39.8%

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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: December 2025

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