Essen vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$682
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$200
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
587K
1.96M

The cost of living in Essen is 212% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 3860th and 8716th ($1561 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 70th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 17th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Isfahan

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Essen Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$525

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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