Isfahan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1275
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$207
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$364
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$200
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
63
68
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
1.96M
12.6M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 2% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8716th and 8643rd ($500 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 498th in Iran and China, respectively. Check Iran vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6223rd and 4641st 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
$2.97
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$0.85
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$477
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.49
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27.06%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$644
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.93
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.01
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.9
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$525
$21713

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$488
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$481
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$479
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$516
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$476
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$487
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$455
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$542
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$492
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$565
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$546
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$512
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$571
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$499
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$574
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$586
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$569
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$583
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$571
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$594
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$460
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$546
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$602
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$547
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$601
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$591
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$523
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$627
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$639
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$631
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$575
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$629
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$631
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$565
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556