Isfahan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Isfahan	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1279	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$206	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$2496
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	65	73
😀 Quality of life	55	80
🏙️ Population	1.96M	7.01M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8682nd and 3418th ($501 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 1st in Iran and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iran vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6324th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Riyadh

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	Isfahan	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.15	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.52	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.93%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.92	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.09	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$9818

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463