Isfahan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$277
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$756
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
70
😀 Quality of life
50
68
🏙️ Population
1.96M
12.7M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 41% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7675th and 5170th ($599 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Isfahan ranked 6th best city to live in Iran vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6267th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.65
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$1.11
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1003
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.33
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.23%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.92
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.06
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.78
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.4
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$644
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
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$569
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$538
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$531
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$561
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$522
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$561
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$454
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$456
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$511
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$541
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$575
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$549
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$546
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$616
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$502
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$577
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$636
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$568
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$633
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$559
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$636
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$436
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$550
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$655
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$604
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$651
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$653
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$606
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$653
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$700
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$654
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$619
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$647
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$655
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$606
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645