Guangzhou vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1279
🏠 One person rent
$322
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
65
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 51% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6838th and 8682nd ($758 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 69th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 2100th and 6324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$589

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Isfahan

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$476
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$470
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$515
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$459
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$463
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$538
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$508
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$483
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$545
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$530
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$503
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$588
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$494
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$566
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$607
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$560
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$604
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$611
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$457
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$540
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$623
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$530
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$624
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$622
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$503
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$635
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$684
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$641
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$598
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$637
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$638
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$553
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$640