Isfahan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Isfahan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$208	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$157	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	63	24
😀 Quality of life	57	81
🏙️ Population	1.96M	693K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 66% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8733rd and 4194th ($488 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 64th in Iran and Spain, respectively. Check Iran vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 6153rd and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Zaragoza

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	Isfahan	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.54	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1182	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.05	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.07	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.01	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.5	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.01	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$524	$8171

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643