Isfahan vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Isfahan	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$208	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$157	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	1.96M	3.9M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 86% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8733rd and 62nd ($488 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 47th in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6153rd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Los Angeles

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	Isfahan	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.54	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1182	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.05	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.07	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.01	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.5	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.01	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$524	$23685

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$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

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000