Isfahan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Isfahan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1275	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$207	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	63	8
😀 Quality of life	57	56
🏙️ Population	1.96M	77.6K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 53% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8716th and 5233rd ($500 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 6223rd and 6325th 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	$2.97	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.1	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.49	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.06%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.01	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.5	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.9	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$525	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981