Baltimore vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1279
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	65
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	586K	1.96M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 364% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1219th and 8682nd ($2323 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 69th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 128th and 6324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Isfahan

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	Baltimore	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$589

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640