Isfahan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$211	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	7
😀 Quality of life	48	53
🏙️ Population	1.96M	77.6K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 44% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8454th and 5827th ($523 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6375th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Phuket

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	Isfahan	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$13013

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810