Isfahan vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$824
🏠 One person rent	$211	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	48
😀 Quality of life	48	40
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.97M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 51% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 8454th and 9093rd ($523 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 20th in Iran and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iran vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 6375th and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Peshawar

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	Isfahan	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$518

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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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596