Isfahan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Isfahan	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1720	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$271	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.6	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	82
😀 Quality of life	47	67
🏙️ Population	1.96M	5.38M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 33% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7921st and 6204th ($588 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd in Iran and Russia, respectively. Check Iran vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6374th and 3645th 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	$3.8	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.42	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.38%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$621	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.11	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$559	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525