Dubai vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$240
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	66
😀 Quality of life	87	48
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.96M

The cost of living in Dubai is 355% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 989th and 8454th ($2379 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 288th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Isfahan

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	Dubai	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$594

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688