Isfahan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$207
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
63
33
😀 Quality of life
57
25
🏙️ Population
1.96M
5.33M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 6% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8716th and 8823rd ($500 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 3rd 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 6223rd and 8992nd 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
$2.97
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.1
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.06%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.93
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.5
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$1540

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467