Isfahan vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	48	100
🏙️ Population	1.96M	4.84M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 79% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8454th and 745th ($523 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6375th 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	$3.39	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683