Copenhagen vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1279
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	65
😀 Quality of life	98	55
🏙️ Population	667K	1.96M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 419% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 713th and 8682nd ($2601 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 69th in Denmark and Iran, respectively. Check Denmark vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 10th and 6324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Isfahan

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	Copenhagen	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$589

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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