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Shiraz vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Shiraz is 20.4% more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% more in Shiraz
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Shiraz
Transportation: pay 22.9% less in Shiraz
Housing: pay 47.7% more in Shiraz
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Shiraz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Shiraz
Clothing: pay 19.9% less in Shiraz

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

Shiraz vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.5% more for restaurants

	Iran	Shiraz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 IRR157,305	$5.00 IRR210,604	+33.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.78 IRR159,036	$3.50 IRR147,423	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 IRR33,046	$1.42 IRR59,773	+80.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 IRR40,612	$1.18 IRR49,779	+22.6%
Average			+32.5%

Iran vs. Shiraz - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Iran	Shiraz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 IRR20,417	$0.39 IRR16,316	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 IRR92,582	$1.64 IRR68,946	-25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.58 IRR108,618	$2.36 IRR99,387	-8.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 IRR47,962	$1.24 IRR52,093	+8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 IRR55,494	$1.45 IRR61,195	+10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR17,124	$0.40 IRR16,994	-0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 IRR28,070	$0.77 IRR32,393	+15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IRR18,279	$0.42 IRR17,884	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 IRR11,776	$0.24 IRR10,190	-13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR10,803	$0.24 IRR10,190	-5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,552	$0.23 IRR9,787	+2.5%
Average			-3.6%

Iran vs. Shiraz - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.9% less for transportation

	Iran	Shiraz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.59 IRR108,978	$2.68 IRR113,081	+3.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.98 IRR420,438	$2.36 IRR99,576	-76.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,617.96 IRR2,806,003,901	$75,000.00 IRR3,159,062,500	+12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.79 IRR117,508	$1.90 IRR80,030	-31.9%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 47.7% more for housing

	Iran	Shiraz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.37 IRR478,894	$19.27 IRR811,847	+69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$329.21 IRR13,866,424	$283.60 IRR11,945,468	-13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.51 IRR9,835,445	$205.21 IRR8,643,754	-12.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.30 IRR475,962	$27.94 IRR1,176,934	+147.3%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Iran	Shiraz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.32 IRR3,256,893	$153.33 IRR6,458,528	+98.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$991.86 IRR41,777,831	$2,148.62 IRR90,501,705	+116.6%
Average			+107.4%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Shiraz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 IRR33,824	$0.70 IRR29,485	-12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 IRR46,726	$0.98 IRR41,419	-11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 IRR83,173	$2.30 IRR96,878	+16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.85 IRR793,821	$16.00 IRR673,933	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.53 IRR64,241	$2.00 IRR84,242	+31.1%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 19.9% less for clothing

	Iran	Shiraz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.89 IRR1,258,997	$26.25 IRR1,105,672	-12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.92 IRR1,218,173	$20.67 IRR870,497	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 IRR4,335,406	$72.33 IRR3,046,740	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.87 IRR2,605,838	$56.25 IRR2,369,297	-9.1%
Average			-19.9%

Iran 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: December 2025

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