Isfahan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$211	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	7
😀 Quality of life	48	62
🏙️ Population	1.96M	133K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 60% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8454th and 4205th ($523 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 2nd in Iran and Maldives, respectively. Check Iran vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1 months in Male. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6375th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Male

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	Isfahan	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360