Bangkok vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$416	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$264
😷 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 19% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6486th ($941 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1221st and 5221st 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	$2.97	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$1951

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$714
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$710
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$698
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$681
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$698
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$680
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$665
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$684
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$688
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$693
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$736
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$651
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$645
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$557
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$574
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$488
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$458
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$658
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$580
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$562
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$552
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$455
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$534
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$443
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$469
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$466
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$685
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$505
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$598
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510