Dubai vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$239
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
64
66
😀 Quality of life
86
47
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dubai is 293% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1098th and 7921st ($2309 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 306th and 6374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$20
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$559

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$1503
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$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$545
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$527
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$575
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$490
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$489
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$472
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$462
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$518
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$507
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$577
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$559
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$542
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$673
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$513
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$588
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$693
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$583
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$689
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$588
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$690
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$470
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$559
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$716
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$546
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$706
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$720
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$537
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$708
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$797
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$701
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$675
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$696
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$706
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$558
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$699