Brisbane vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1224
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$157
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	63
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.96M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 376% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1241st and 8733rd ($2323 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 54th in Australia and Iran, respectively. Check Australia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 3rd and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Isfahan

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	Brisbane	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$80
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$524

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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