Isfahan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Isfahan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1275	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$207	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	73
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	1.96M	4.8M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 57% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8716th and 4839th ($500 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6223rd and 5190th 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	$2.97	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.1	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.49	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.06%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.01	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.5	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.9	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$525	$5808

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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	$487
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$481
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$479
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$476
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$487
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$455
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$542
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$492
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$565
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$546
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$571
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$499
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$574
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$586
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$569
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$583
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$594
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$460
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$546
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$547
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$591
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$523
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$627
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$639
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$575
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$629
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$631
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$639

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950