Bucharest vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$449	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$756
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	76	66
😀 Quality of life	77	50
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.96M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 60% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 5593rd and 7675th ($961 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 42nd in Romania and Iran, respectively. Check Romania vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Isfahan ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 703rd and 6267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Isfahan

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	Bucharest	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.66	$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$8.33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	25.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$1449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$2.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$5.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$61.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$644

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$538
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$531
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$561
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$561
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$454
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$456
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$511
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$541
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$575
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$546
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$616
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$502
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$577
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$636
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$633
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$559
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$636
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$436
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$550
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$604
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$606
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$653
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$700
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$654
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$619
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$647
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$655
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$606
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$651