Isfahan vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Isfahan	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1279	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$206	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	81
😀 Quality of life	55	92
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.43M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 75% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8682nd and 1930th ($501 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 1571st 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 34th in the United States, while ranked 6324th and 124th 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	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.15	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.52	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.93%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.92	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.09	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$15049

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154