Isfahan vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$211	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	19
😀 Quality of life	48	75
🏙️ Population	1.96M	630K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 54% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 8454th and 4672nd ($523 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 122nd in Iran and Italy, respectively. Check Iran vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 6375th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Palermo

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	Isfahan	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$9746

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159