Isfahan vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$211	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	48	78
🏙️ Population	1.96M	592K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 63% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8454th and 3759th ($523 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 31st in Iran and Spain, respectively. Check Iran vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 6375th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Malaga

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	Isfahan	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449