Isfahan vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$211	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	27
😀 Quality of life	48	59
🏙️ Population	1.96M	687K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 52% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8454th and 4828th ($523 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 120th in Iran and Spain, respectively. Check Iran vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6375th and 5447th 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	$3.39	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387