Isfahan vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$211	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	1.96M	8.8M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8454th and 3rd ($523 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6375th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs New York City

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	Isfahan	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111