Isfahan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$208
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
1.96M
7.01M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 70% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8733rd and 3485th ($488 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6153rd and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.54
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1182
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.05
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.07
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.5
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.44
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$524
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$454
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$451
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$487
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$452
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$459
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$536
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$469
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$469
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$517
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$496
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$504
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$557
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$456
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$517
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$570
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$514
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$570
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$548
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$577
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$439
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$484
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$590
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$485
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$587
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$584
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$471
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$611
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$638
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$614
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$563
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$613
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$614
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$505
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459