Isfahan vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$211	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	24
😀 Quality of life	48	39
🏙️ Population	1.96M	6.56M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 12% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8454th and 7740th ($523 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6375th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Shaoyang

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	Isfahan	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600