Isfahan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$207
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
63
5
😀 Quality of life
57
45
🏙️ Population
1.96M
115K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 21% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8716th and 8957th ($500 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 2nd in Iran and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iran vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6223rd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Isfahan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.06%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.93
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$633

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285