Adelaide vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1275
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$200
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	50	63
😀 Quality of life	93	57
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.96M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 368% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1210th and 8716th ($2338 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 70th in Australia and Iran, respectively. Check Australia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 73rd and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Isfahan

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	Adelaide	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$525

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

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