Isfahan vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$211	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	48	62
🏙️ Population	1.96M	276K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 34% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8454th and 6461st ($523 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 2nd in Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Iran vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6375th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Sarajevo

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	Isfahan	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$2856

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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 Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768