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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Isfahan	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1720	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$271	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.6	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	87
😀 Quality of life	47	93
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.01M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7921st and 13th ($588 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6374th and 57th 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	$3.8	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.42	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.38%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$621	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.11	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$559	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146