Isfahan vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Isfahan	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1720	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$271	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.6	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	87
😀 Quality of life	47	92
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.39M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 82% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7921st and 45th ($588 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6374th and 75th 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	$3.8	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.42	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.38%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$621	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.11	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$559	$21468

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647