Isfahan vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$211	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	80
😀 Quality of life	48	65
🏙️ Population	1.96M	10.6M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 25% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8454th and 6882nd ($523 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 4th in Iran and Indonesia, respectively. Check Iran vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6375th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Jakarta

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	Isfahan	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$8860

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506