Isfahan vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$211	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	66	45
😀 Quality of life	48	76
🏙️ Population	1.96M	4.7M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 54% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 8454th and 4650th ($523 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 3rd in Iran and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iran vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6375th and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Jeddah

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	Isfahan	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$6204

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486