Isfahan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$207
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
$2285
😷 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 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8716th and 3529th ($500 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 6223rd and 879th 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
$2.97
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.1
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.06%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.93
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$9443

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$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$481
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$479
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$516
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$476
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$487
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$455
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$542
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$492
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$565
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$546
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$512
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$571
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$499
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$574
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$586
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$569
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$583
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$594
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$460
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$546
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$602
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$547
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$601
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$591
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$523
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$627
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$639
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$631
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$575
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$629
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$631
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$565
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487