Houston vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$175
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$239
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	92	47
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Houston is 282% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1258th and 7921st ($2248 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 40th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 82nd and 6374th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$559

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699