Isfahan vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Isfahan	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$208	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$157	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	63	73
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	1.96M	4.8M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 59% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8733rd and 4745th ($488 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6153rd and 5850th 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	$3.01	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.54	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1182	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.05	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.07	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.01	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.5	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.01	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$524	$5103

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965