Isfahan vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Isfahan	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1720	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$271	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.6	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	47	94
🏙️ Population	1.96M	664K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 73% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7921st and 1336th ($588 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 6th in Iran and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Iran vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6374th and 51st 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	$3.8	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.42	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.38%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$621	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.11	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$559	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592