Guangzhou vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1753
🏠 One person rent
$333
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$756
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
66
😀 Quality of life
75
50
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 24% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6607th and 7675th ($742 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 42nd in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Isfahan ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 955th and 6267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$8.33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
25.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$5.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$61.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$644

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Isfahan

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$538
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$531
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$561
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$522
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$561
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$454
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$456
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$511
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$541
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$575
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$549
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$546
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$616
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$502
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$577
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$636
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$568
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$633
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$559
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$636
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$436
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$550
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$655
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$604
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$651
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$653
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$606
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$653
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$700
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$654
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$619
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$647
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$655
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$606
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$651