Isfahan vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1279
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$206
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
49
😀 Quality of life
55
56
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.57M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 9% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8682nd and 8247th ($501 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 41st in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Ranked 5th vs 4th best cities to live in Iran, and 6324th vs 6229th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$0.75
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.15
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.52
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.93%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$610
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$2133

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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
$484
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$476
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$470
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$515
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$459
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$463
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719