Isfahan vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$207
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
63
99
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
1.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8716th and 4971st ($500 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6223rd and 1655th 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
$2.97
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.1
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.06%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.93
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.5
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$27781

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$488
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$487
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$481
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$479
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
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$516
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$476
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$487
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$455
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$542
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$492
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$565
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$546
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$512
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$571
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$499
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$574
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$586
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$569
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$583
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$594
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$460
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$546
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$602
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$547
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$601
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$591
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$523
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$627
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$639
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$631
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$575
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$629
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$631
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$565
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765