Isfahan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$208
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
33
😀 Quality of life
57
26
🏙️ Population
1.96M
5.33M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 3% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8733rd and 8650th ($488 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in Iran and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 6153rd and 8929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Kabul

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Isfahan Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.54
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1182
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.05
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.07
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.5
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.44
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$524
$1302

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469