Cost of living comparison

compared to

Esfahan vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Esfahan is 32.6% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Esfahan
Groceries: pay 47.9% less in Esfahan
Transportation: pay 38.0% more in Esfahan
Housing: pay 61.0% less in Esfahan
Childcare: pay 93.7% less in Esfahan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.6% less in Esfahan
Clothing: pay 40.9% less in Esfahan

The cost of transportation and restaurants in Esfahan are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Esfahan.

Esfahan vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Esfahan instead of Beijing, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Esfahan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$3.00 IRR126,338	-28.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$3.00 IRR126,338	-38.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.50 IRR21,256	+5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.96 IRR40,228	+211.2%
Average			+37.2%

Beijing vs. Esfahan - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 47.9% less for groceries

	Beijing	Esfahan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.44 IRR18,600	-74.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$1.41 IRR59,379	-81.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$1.89 IRR79,707	-71.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.49 IRR62,748	-16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.13 IRR47,755	-25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.30 IRR12,575	-69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.61 IRR25,597	-21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.47 IRR19,739	-41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.26 IRR10,984	-56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.26 IRR11,079	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.23 IRR9,551	-45.0%
Average			-47.9%

Beijing vs. Esfahan - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 38.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Esfahan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$3.30 IRR138,827	-21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$13.10 IRR551,674	-58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$67,338.29 IRR2,835,783,738	+269.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$2.90 IRR122,126	-37.3%
Average			+38.0%

Beijing vs. Esfahan - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.0% less for housing

	Beijing	Esfahan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$7.50 IRR315,844	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$285.50 IRR12,023,119	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$194.40 IRR8,186,670	-61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$11.47 IRR483,055	-70.8%
Average			-61.0%

Beijing vs. Esfahan - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 93.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Esfahan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$71.67 IRR3,018,062	-89.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$588.00 IRR24,762,150	-97.5%
Average			-93.7%

Beijing vs. Esfahan - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Esfahan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$1.00 IRR42,112	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$0.76 IRR32,006	-73.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.10 IRR88,436	-50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$13.58 IRR572,028	-76.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$1.10 IRR46,324	-86.9%
Average			-59.6%

Beijing vs. Esfahan - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 40.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Esfahan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$18.40 IRR774,870	-70.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$24.17 IRR1,017,719	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$86.00 IRR3,621,675	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$37.20 IRR1,566,585	-64.7%
Average			-40.9%

Beijing vs. Esfahan - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Beijing vs.

Canberra

Beijing vs.

Singapore

Beijing vs.

Reykjavik

Beijing vs.

Warsaw

Beijing vs.

Berlin

Beijing vs.

Dublin

Beijing vs.

Prague

Beijing vs.

Bangkok

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in China vs. Iran. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within China and Iran.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Beijing

Add prices for Esfahan

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Esfahan or Beijing. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.