Isfahan vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$3862
🏠 One person rent
$211
$608
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$1634
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$488
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$2911
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
48
95
🏙️ Population
1.96M
9.67M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 61% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 8454th and 4104th ($523 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 3rd in Iran and South Korea, respectively. Check Iran vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 6375th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$3.5
☕ Cappuccino
$0.88
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.5%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.99
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.2
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$594
$20197

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$562
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$525
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$529
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$488
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$552
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$455
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$513
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$688

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$1122
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$1171
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$1089
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$1070
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$955
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$1161
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$1129
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$1400
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$1283
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1163
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$1022
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$974
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$1098
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$1099
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$1063
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$1165
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$1075
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$1070
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$1022
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$1092
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$1055
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$1040
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$1127
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$1089
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$1042
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$1020
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$1565
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$1026
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$984
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$1026
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$1033
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$900
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$1016
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$1550
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$1019