Abu Dhabi vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1275
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	51	63
😀 Quality of life	85	57
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.96M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 314% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1859th and 8716th ($2070 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 70th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 447th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Isfahan

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	Abu Dhabi	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$525

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$481
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$479
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$476
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$487
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$455
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$542
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$492
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$565
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$546
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$571
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$499
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$574
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$586
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$569
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$583
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$594
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$460
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$546
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$547
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$591
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$523
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$627
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$639
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$575
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$629
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$631
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$639