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Shiraz vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Shiraz is 56.3% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% less in Shiraz
Groceries: pay 54.5% less in Shiraz
Transportation: pay 27.2% less in Shiraz
Housing: pay 57.9% less in Shiraz
Childcare: pay 80.2% less in Shiraz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% less in Shiraz
Clothing: pay 52.1% less in Shiraz

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

Shiraz vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.3% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Shiraz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.04	$5.00 IRR210K	-54.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.16	$3.50 IRR147K	-63.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.04	$1.42 IRR59,723	-37.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.86	$1.18 IRR49,737	-38.5%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 54.5% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Shiraz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.22	$0.39 IRR16,302	-73.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.23	$1.64 IRR68,889	-69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.48	$2.36 IRR99,305	-45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.20	$1.24 IRR52,050	-66.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.09	$1.45 IRR61,144	-57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.18	$0.40 IRR16,980	-33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.95	$0.77 IRR32,366	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.43	$0.42 IRR17,869	-55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.61	$0.24 IRR10,181	-84.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.71	$0.24 IRR10,181	-49.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.93	$0.23 IRR9,779	-56.9%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 27.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Shiraz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.60	$2.68 IRR113K	-59.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN107.36	$2.36 IRR99,494	-92.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN117K	$75,000.00 IRR3B	+128.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN48.80	$1.90 IRR79,963	-86.1%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 57.9% less for housing

	Warsaw	Shiraz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.20	$19.27 IRR811K	+10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,071.79	$283.60 IRR12M	-75.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,240.92	$205.21 IRR9M	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN955.11	$27.94 IRR1M	-89.6%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 80.2% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Shiraz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,093.29	$153.33 IRR6M	-73.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN56,880.86	$2,148.62 IRR90M	-86.5%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 73.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Shiraz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.57	$0.70 IRR29,460	-85.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.05	$0.98 IRR41,385	-76.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.22	$2.30 IRR96,798	-61.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN166.90	$16.00 IRR673K	-65.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.16	$2.00 IRR84,172	-79.1%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 52.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Shiraz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN355.46	$26.25 IRR1M	-73.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN172.59	$20.67 IRR870K	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN351.51	$72.33 IRR3M	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN411.46	$56.25 IRR2M	-51.2%
Average			-52.1%

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