Isfahan vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Isfahan	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1279	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$206	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$3894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	1.96M	664K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 81% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8682nd and 689th ($501 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 5th in Iran and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Iran vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6324th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Rotterdam

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	Isfahan	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.15	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.52	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.93%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.92	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.09	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671