Isfahan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$211	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	66	5
😀 Quality of life	48	34
🏙️ Population	1.96M	115K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 24% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8454th and 8915th ($523 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 2nd in Iran and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iran vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6375th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Thimphu

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	Isfahan	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$666

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300