Isfahan vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Isfahan	Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1720	$1168
🏠 One person rent	$271	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$150
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.6	$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	66	67
😀 Quality of life	47	49
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.01M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 34% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 7921st and 8895th ($588 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd in Iran and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6374th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Islamabad

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	Isfahan	Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.42	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.38%	20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$621	$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.11	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$559	$3133

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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

Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397