Isfahan vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$211	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	73
😀 Quality of life	48	65
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.85M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 32% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 8454th and 6586th ($523 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 5th in Iran and the Philippines, respectively. Check Iran vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 6375th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Manila

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	Isfahan	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372