Isfahan vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$207
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
63
95
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
1.96M
17.5M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 47% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8716th and 6106th ($500 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6223rd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Shenzhen

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Isfahan Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.06%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.93
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.5
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$22916

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$487
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$481
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$479
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$364
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$516
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$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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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
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$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
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$814
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$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
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$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638