Isfahan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Isfahan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1753
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$277
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$756
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
78
😀 Quality of life
50
67
🏙️ Population
1.96M
12.6M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 18% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7675th and 8471st ($599 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Isfahan ranked 6th best city to live in Iran vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6267th and 3944th 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
$4.65
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.11
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1003
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.33
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
25.23%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1449
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$673
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.92
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.88
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.06
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.78
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$16
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$61.4
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$644
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$538
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$531
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$561
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$522
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$561
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$454
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$456
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$511
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$541
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$575
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$549
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$546
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$616
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$502
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$577
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$636
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$568
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$633
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$559
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$636
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$436
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$550
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$655
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$604
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$651
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$653
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$606
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$653
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$700
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$654
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$619
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$647
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$655
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$606
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617