Isfahan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Isfahan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1279	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$206	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	65	7
😀 Quality of life	55	57
🏙️ Population	1.96M	77.6K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 51% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8682nd and 5469th ($501 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 1st in Iran and Thailand, respectively. Check Iran vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6324th and 6129th 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	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.15	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.52	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.93%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.92	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.09	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$14328

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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	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866