Isfahan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1720
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$271
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
47
79
🏙️ Population
1.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7921st and 4780th ($588 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6374th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Shanghai

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Isfahan Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.42
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.38%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$621
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.11
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$559
$31401

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$564
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$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

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$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774