Isfahan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$277
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$756
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
50
78
🏙️ Population
1.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 50% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7675th and 4461st ($599 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 6th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Isfahan ranked 6th best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6267th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.65
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.11
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1003
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.33
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.23%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.92
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.06
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.78
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.4
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$644
$28143

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$561
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$538
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$531
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$387
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$561
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$522
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$561
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$454
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$456
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$511
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$541
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$575
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$549
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$546
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$616
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$502
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$577
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$636
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$568
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$633
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$559
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$636
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$436
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$550
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$655
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$604
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$651
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$653
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$606
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$653
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$700
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$654
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$619
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$647
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$655
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$606
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$651

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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
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$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
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$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
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$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
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$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
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$740