Bangkok vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1720
🏠 One person rent	$425	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$175
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	66
😀 Quality of life	74	47
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.96M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 69% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 5738th and 7921st ($994 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1355th and 6374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Isfahan

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	Bangkok	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$2.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$559

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Isfahan

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