Isfahan vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$211	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	48	77
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.98M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 35% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8454th and 6403rd ($523 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Malaysia, respectively. Check Iran vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 6375th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Isfahan	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$8723

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719