Isfahan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$207
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
1.96M
12.7M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 36% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8716th and 6833rd ($500 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6223rd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Suzhou

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Isfahan Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.06%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.93
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.5
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$17664

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623