Isfahan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Isfahan	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1720	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$271	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.6	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$2861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	71
😀 Quality of life	47	77
🏙️ Population	1.96M	7.01M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 63% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7921st and 3292nd ($588 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6374th and 796th 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	$3.8	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.42	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.38%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$621	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.11	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$559	$10359

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489