Houston vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1279
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$230
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	93	55
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Houston is 347% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1375th and 8682nd ($2240 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 69th 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 0.5 months in Isfahan. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 77th and 6324th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$589

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640