Isfahan vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$211
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
66
60
😀 Quality of life
48
53
🏙️ Population
1.96M
9.4M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 26% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8454th and 6849th ($523 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 51st in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6375th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Ningbo

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Isfahan Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.56
 Cappuccino
$0.88
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.5%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$4.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.99
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.2
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$594
$12465

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522