Guangzhou vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$354
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$200
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
74
57
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 56% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6835th and 8716th ($782 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 70th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 2285th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Isfahan

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Guangzhou Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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