Isfahan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$211	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	48	67
🏙️ Population	1.96M	5.6M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 46% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8454th and 5668th ($523 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 2nd in Iran and Russia, respectively. Check Iran vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6375th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Saint Petersburg

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	Isfahan	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441