Abu Dhabi vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$175
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	52	66
😀 Quality of life	83	47
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.96M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 206% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 2486th and 7921st ($1802 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th 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 2.2 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 5th in Iran, while ranked 405th and 6374th 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	$10.9	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$559

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699