Isfahan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$211	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	66	31
😀 Quality of life	48	54
🏙️ Population	1.96M	120K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 33% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8454th and 6518th ($523 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 5th in Iran and Thailand, respectively. Check Iran vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6375th and 5997th 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	$3.39	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$8876

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508