Isfahan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Isfahan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1275	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$207	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$487
😷 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 43% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8716th and 6471st ($500 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 4th 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 6223rd and 6065th 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	$2.97	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.1	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.49	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.06%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.01	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.9	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$525	$12044

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514