Isfahan vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$207
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
47
😀 Quality of life
57
55
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.57M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 12% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8716th and 8262nd ($500 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 38th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ranked 3rd vs 5th best cities to live in Iran, and 6223rd vs 6346th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Shiraz

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Isfahan Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.1
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.06%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.93
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.5
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$1920

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$481
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$479
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$516
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698