Isfahan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$208
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
57
76
🏙️ Population
1.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 57% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8733rd and 4880th ($488 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6153rd and 1178th 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
$3.01
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.54
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1182
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.05
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.07
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.5
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.44
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$524
$27610

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$466
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$459
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$454
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$451
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$487
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$452
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$459
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$536
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$469
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$469
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$517
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$496
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$504
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$557
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$456
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$517
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$570
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$514
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$570
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$548
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$577
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$439
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$484
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$590
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$485
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$587
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$584
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$471
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$611
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$638
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$614
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$563
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$613
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$614
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$505
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$616

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$1030
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$708
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$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789