Isfahan vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$211	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	66	28
😀 Quality of life	48	41
🏙️ Population	1.96M	6.23M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 20% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8454th and 7175th ($523 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 100th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.3 months in Xinyang. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6375th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Xinyang

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	Isfahan	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$8587

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558