Copenhagen vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$1224
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$157
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	94	63
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	667K	1.96M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 423% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 805th and 8733rd ($2555 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Denmark and Iran, respectively. Check Denmark vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 5th and 6153rd 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	$21.1	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$80
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$524

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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