Isfahan vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$211	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	87
😀 Quality of life	48	91
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.39M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 85% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8454th and 36th ($523 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6375th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs San Diego

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	Isfahan	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$28706

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759