Cost of living comparison

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Shiraz vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Shiraz is 44.4% more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants
pay 2.9 times more in Shiraz
Groceries
pay 1.1% more in Shiraz
Transportation
pay 60.5% more in Shiraz
Housing
pay 39.8% more in Shiraz
Childcare
pay 63.1% more in Shiraz
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.1% less in Shiraz
Clothing
pay 7.7% more in Shiraz

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries in Shiraz are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Shiraz.

Shiraz vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Delhi
Shiraz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.64
₹507.13
$5.00
IRR210,562
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.95
₹354.99
$3.50
IRR147,394
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
₹43.16
$1.42
IRR59,761

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

 
Delhi
Shiraz
Bread
1 loaf
$0.56
₹50.65
$0.39
IRR16,312
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.34
₹210.10
$1.64
IRR68,932
Milk (1 gallon) $2.91
₹261.63
$2.36
IRR99,368

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pay 60.5% more for transportation

 
Delhi
Shiraz
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
₹379.78
$2.68
IRR113,059
Monthly public transit pass $11.27
₹1,014.26
$2.36
IRR99,557
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,220.85
₹1,369,245.13
$75,000.00
IRR3,158,437,500

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pay 39.8% more for housing

 
Delhi
Shiraz
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.34
₹750.39
$19.27
IRR811,686
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $229.89
₹20,680.92
$283.60
IRR11,943,105
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $139.05
₹12,509.15
$205.21
IRR8,642,044

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pay 63.1% more for childcare

 
Delhi
Shiraz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $71.33
₹6,416.66
$153.33
IRR6,457,250
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,932.31
₹173,827.81
$2,148.62
IRR90,483,800

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pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Delhi
Shiraz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
₹202.85
$0.70
IRR29,479
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.11
₹189.74
$0.98
IRR41,411
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.95
₹354.99
$2.30
IRR96,859

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

 
Delhi
Shiraz
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$27.76
₹2,496.98
$26.25
IRR1,105,453
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.10
₹3,067.35
$20.67
IRR870,325
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$52.38
₹4,712.39
$72.33
IRR3,046,138

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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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