Isfahan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$211	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	48	41
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.13M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 51% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8454th and 5045th ($523 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 3rd in Iran and Mozambique, respectively. Check Iran vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6375th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Maputo

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	Isfahan	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$5643

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628