Isfahan vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Isfahan	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1279	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$206	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	65	7
😀 Quality of life	55	66
🏙️ Population	1.96M	133K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 62% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8682nd and 4439th ($501 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 0.7 months in Male. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6324th and 5057th 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	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.15	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.52	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.93%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.92	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.09	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$3575

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Cities near Isfahan

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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327