Edmonton vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1275
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$200
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	64	63
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.96M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 276% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 2524th and 8716th ($1878 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 70th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 193rd and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Isfahan

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	Edmonton	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$525

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$481
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$479
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$476
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$487
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$455
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$542
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$492
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$565
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$546
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$571
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$499
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$574
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$586
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$569
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$583
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$594
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$460
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$546
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$547
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$591
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$523
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$627
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$639
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$575
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$629
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$631
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$639