Isfahan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Isfahan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1720	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$271	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	66	72
😀 Quality of life	47	58
🏙️ Population	1.96M	4.43M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 45% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7921st and 5069th ($588 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 3rd in Iran and South Africa, respectively. Check Iran vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6374th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Johannesburg

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	Isfahan	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.8	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.42	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.38%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$621	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.11	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$559	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045