Isfahan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1279
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$206
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
1.96M
17.5M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 43% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8682nd and 6334th ($501 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6324th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$0.75
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.15
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.52
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.93%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$610
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$22402

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$484
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$476
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$470
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$352
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$515
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$459
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$463
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$448
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$517
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$538
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$508
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$483
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$545
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$530
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$503
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$588
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$494
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$566
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$607
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$560
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$604
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$611
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$457
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$540
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$623
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$530
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$624
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$622
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$503
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$635
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$684
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$641
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$598
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$637
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$638
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$553
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$640

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$2414
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$2718
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$662
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$662
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$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
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$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
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$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
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$451
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$589
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$669
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$454
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$809
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$765
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$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
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$773
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$897
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$750
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$726
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$790
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$697
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$681
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$693
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$707
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$677
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$901
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$546
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$634