Isfahan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Isfahan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1275	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$207	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	63	99
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	1.96M	5.45M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8716th and 348th ($500 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6223rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Sydney

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	Isfahan	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.49	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.06%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.01	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.5	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.9	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$525	$21946

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864