Isfahan vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$211	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	76
😀 Quality of life	48	55
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.59M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 29% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8454th and 6734th ($523 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 5th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Ranked 5th vs 2nd best cities to live in Iran, and 6375th vs 5911th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Karaj

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	Isfahan	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$823

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554