Isfahan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	48	91
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.43M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 74% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8454th and 1745th ($523 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1531st 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 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 6375th and 117th 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	$3.39	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133