Isfahan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Isfahan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$208	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$157	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	63	31
😀 Quality of life	57	59
🏙️ Population	1.96M	120K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 42% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8733rd and 6606th ($488 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in Iran and Thailand, respectively. Check Iran vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 6153rd and 6029th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Pattaya

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	Isfahan	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.54	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1182	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.05	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.07	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.01	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.5	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.01	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$524	$13971

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$451
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$487
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$452
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$459
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$536
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$469
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$469
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$517
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$496
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$504
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$557
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$456
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$517
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$570
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$514
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$570
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$548
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$577
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$439
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$484
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$485
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$584
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$471
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$611
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$638
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$614
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$563
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$613
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$505
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$616

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508