Houston vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$2101
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$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
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$2075
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$2156

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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