Isfahan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1720
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$271
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.6
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
47
79
🏙️ Population
1.96M
17.7M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7921st and 5948th ($588 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6374th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.8
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$0.85
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.42
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.38%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$621
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.11
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$559
$24117

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$564
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$554
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$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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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
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$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618