Isfahan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Isfahan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$208	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$157	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.5	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$208	$512
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	63	8
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	1.96M	77.6K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 52% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8733rd and 5497th ($488 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 6153rd and 6330th 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	$3.01	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.4	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$0.97	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.54	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1182	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$727	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.05	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.07	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.01	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.5	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.01	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.44	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$72	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$524	$13979

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992