Isfahan vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$208
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
63
87
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.01M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 88% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8733rd and 8th ($488 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6153rd and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs San Jose, United States

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Isfahan San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.54
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1182
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.05
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.07
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.5
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.44
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$524
$23151

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273