Isfahan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1720
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$271
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$736
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.6
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
47
66
🏙️ Population
1.96M
12.6M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 13% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7921st and 8506th ($588 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6374th and 3930th 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
$3.8
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$0.85
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.42
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.95
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.38%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1202
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$621
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.83
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.05
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.98
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.11
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.45
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$20
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$559
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$545
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$527
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$575
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$490
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$489
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$472
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$462
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$518
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$507
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$577
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$559
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$542
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$673
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$513
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$588
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$693
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$583
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$689
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$588
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$690
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$470
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$559
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$716
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$546
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$706
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$720
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$537
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$708
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$797
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$701
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$675
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$696
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$706
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$558
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619