Isfahan vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$211	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	66	63
😀 Quality of life	48	38
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.27M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 43% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8454th and 5917th ($523 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 6th in Iran and South Africa, respectively. Check Iran vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6375th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Soweto

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	Isfahan	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003