Isfahan vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1279
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$206
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
69
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
1.96M
11.1M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 17% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8682nd and 8922nd ($501 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 3rd in Iran and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6324th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$0.75
$2.49
🥤 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
$256
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.15
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.52
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.93%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$610
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$476
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$470
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$515
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$459
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$463
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$538
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$508
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$483
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$545
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$530
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$503
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$588
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$494
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$566
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$607
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$560
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$604
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$611
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$457
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$540
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$623
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$530
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$624
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$622
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$503
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$635
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$684
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$641
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$598
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$637
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$638
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$553
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334