Isfahan vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	48	93
🏙️ Population	1.96M	664K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 78% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8454th and 1038th ($523 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 3rd 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 6375th and 68th 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	$3.39	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514