Isfahan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$208
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
63
65
😀 Quality of life
57
74
🏙️ Population
1.96M
12.7M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 39% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8733rd and 6776th ($488 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6153rd and 2020th 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
$3.01
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.4
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$308
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.54
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1182
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$727
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.05
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.07
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.12
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.01
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13.5
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.44
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$72
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$524
$20341

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$466
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$454
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$451
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$487
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$452
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$459
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$536
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$469
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$469
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$517
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$496
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$504
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$557
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$456
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$517
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$570
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$514
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$570
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$548
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$577
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$439
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$484
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$590
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$485
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$587
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$584
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$471
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$611
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$638
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$614
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$563
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$613
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$614
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$505
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635