Isfahan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Isfahan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1279	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$206	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	74
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	1.96M	4.43M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 54% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8682nd and 5031st ($501 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 4th in Iran and South Africa, respectively. Check Iran vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6324th and 5648th 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	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.15	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.52	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.93%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.92	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.09	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915