Isfahan vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$211	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$1394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	70
😀 Quality of life	48	78
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.4M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 50% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8454th and 5261st ($523 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Iran vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6375th and 723rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Sofia

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	Isfahan	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$6749

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633