Isfahan vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Isfahan	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1279	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$206	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	65	78
😀 Quality of life	55	87
🏙️ Population	1.96M	936K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 80% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8682nd and 950th ($501 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 3rd in Iran and Israel, respectively. Check Iran vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 6324th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Jerusalem

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	Isfahan	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.15	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.52	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.93%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.92	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.09	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$23696

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850