Isfahan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Isfahan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$208	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$157	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	81
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.43M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 76% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8733rd and 1833rd ($488 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1452nd in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6153rd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs San Antonio

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	Isfahan	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.54	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1182	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.05	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.07	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.01	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.5	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.01	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$524	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093