Isfahan vs Phnom Penh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Phnom Penh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$211	$385
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$737
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$347
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	48	54
🏙️ Population	1.96M	2.13M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 37% less expensive than in Phnom Penh. Cities ranked 8454th and 6313th ($523 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Cambodia, respectively. Check Iran vs Cambodia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.4 months in Phnom Penh. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Phnom Penh ranked 1st in Cambodia, while ranked 6375th and 5928th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Phnom Penh

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	Isfahan	Phnom Penh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	10.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$2336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$8.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$44.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$11402

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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 Phnom Penh

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Prey Veng	$721
75 km or 47 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
110 km or 68 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
136 km or 84 mi	Kampot	$596
144 km or 90 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
166 km or 103 mi	Sa Dec	$512
173 km or 107 mi	Rach Gia	$526
182 km or 113 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
187 km or 116 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
195 km or 121 mi	Can Tho	$454
200 km or 124 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
218 km or 135 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
230 km or 143 mi	Siem Reap	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Stung Treng	$634
247 km or 154 mi	Soc Trang	$514
253 km or 157 mi	Battambang	$573
267 km or 166 mi	Ca Mau	$516
269 km or 167 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
275 km or 171 mi	Vung Tau	$494
286 km or 178 mi	Ko Chang	$677
307 km or 191 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
360 km or 224 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
361 km or 225 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
373 km or 232 mi	Mui Ne	$507
380 km or 236 mi	Klaeng	$685
385 km or 239 mi	Da Lat	$577
407 km or 253 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
443 km or 275 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
458 km or 285 mi	Nong Prue	$752
460 km or 286 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
464 km or 288 mi	Pattaya	$781
466 km or 289 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
470 km or 292 mi	Nha Trang	$535
487 km or 303 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
527 km or 328 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
528 km or 328 mi	Lat Luang	$753
536 km or 333 mi	Bangkok	$941
539 km or 335 mi	Rangsit	$595