Bangkok vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$425	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	96
😀 Quality of life	74	60
🏙️ Population	5.68M	8.69M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 25% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5738th and 6443rd ($994 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 1355th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tehran

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	Bangkok	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$1838

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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 Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$720
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$706
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$693
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$708
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$689
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$675
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$696
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$699
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$701
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$741
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$673
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$659
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$550
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$542
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$472
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$627
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$468
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$670
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$607
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$575
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$462
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$559
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$453
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$470
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$474
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$513
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$603
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564