Houston vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$1224
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$157
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	63
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.96M

The cost of living in Houston is 363% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 1367th and 8733rd ($2261 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 54th 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 1st best city to live in the United States vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 14th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$0.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$7.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$5.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$1.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$13.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$1.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$80
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$72
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$524

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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