Isfahan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$211
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$639
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.9
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$240
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
48
66
🏙️ Population
1.96M
12.6M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 2% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8454th and 8544th ($523 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6375th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Zhengzhou

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Isfahan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$0.88
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.25
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.5%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$676
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.88
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.99
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.48
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$15.9
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.7
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.1
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.2
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$594
$19343

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591