Isfahan vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Isfahan	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$208	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$157	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	85
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	1.96M	5.65M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 57% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8733rd and 4898th ($488 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6153rd and 3542nd 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	$3.01	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.54	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1182	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.05	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.07	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.01	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.5	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.01	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$524	$13865

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597