Bangkok vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1275
🏠 One person rent	$465	$207
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	89	63
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.96M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 105% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 5467th and 8716th ($1027 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Isfahan ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 2647th and 6223rd 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	$3.24	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$9.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$7.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	27.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$1124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$2.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$2.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$94.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$525

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$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