Isfahan vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$211	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	48	41
🏙️ Population	1.96M	6.44M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 22% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8454th and 7052nd ($523 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 6375th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Shangrao

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	Isfahan	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$31722

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621