Houston vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1275
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$200
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Houston is 353% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1354th and 8716th ($2265 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 70th 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 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 16th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Isfahan

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	Houston	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$525

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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