Isfahan vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Isfahan	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$157	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	63	90
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.51M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 81% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8733rd and 863rd ($488 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Iran and Germany, respectively. Check Iran vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6153rd and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Munich

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	Isfahan	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.54	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1182	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.05	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.07	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.01	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.5	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.01	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$524	$17274

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714