Ankara vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$439
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$222
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
50
😀 Quality of life
73
48
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.57M

The cost of living in Ankara is 63% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6106th and 8203rd ($907 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 55th in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 1608th and 6304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$1.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$2159

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705