Isfahan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1279
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$206
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$164
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$230
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
55
66
🏙️ Population
1.96M
8.69M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 27% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8682nd and 7204th ($501 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 6th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Ranked 5th vs 1st best cities to live in Iran, and 6324th vs 5113th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Tehran

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Isfahan Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$0.75
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.15
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.52
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.93%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$610
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$2007

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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
$484
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$476
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$470
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$515
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$459
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$463
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$448
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$538
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$508
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$483
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$545
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$530
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$503
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$588
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$494
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$566
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$607
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$560
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$604
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$611
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$457
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$540
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$623
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$530
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$624
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$622
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$503
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$635
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$684
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$641
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$598
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$637
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$638
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$553
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488