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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Isfahan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1279	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$206	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	87
😀 Quality of life	55	93
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.01M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8682nd and 6th ($501 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6324th and 88th 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	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.15	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.52	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.93%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.92	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.09	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254