Bandung vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$218	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$240
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	81	66
😀 Quality of life	40	48
🏙️ Population	2.88M	1.96M

The cost of living in Bandung is 4% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 8276th and 8454th ($545 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 72nd in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6910th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Isfahan

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	Bandung	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$594

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688