Abu Dhabi vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$1224
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$157
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$208
😷 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 337% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1650th and 8733rd ($2133 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th 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 424th and 6153rd 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	$8.11	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$80
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$524

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616