Isfahan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1279
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$206
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
55
77
🏙️ Population
1.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8682nd and 4879th ($501 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 5th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6324th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$0.75
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.15
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.52
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.93%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$610
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$27624

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$488
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$484
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$476
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$470
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
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$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

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$1003
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$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753