Guangzhou vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1224
🏠 One person rent
$342
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$157
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
63
😀 Quality of life
77
57
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 61% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6854th and 8733rd ($785 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 54th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 1149th and 6153rd 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
$2.93
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$80
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Isfahan

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$454
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$451
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$487
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$452
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$459
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$536
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$469
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$469
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$517
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$496
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$504
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$557
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$456
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$517
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$570
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$514
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$570
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$548
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$577
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$439
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$484
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$590
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$485
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$587
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$584
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$471
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$611
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$638
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$614
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$563
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$613
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$614
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$505
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$616