Isfahan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Isfahan	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1720	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$271	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$175	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.6	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	7
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	1.96M	77.6K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 40% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7921st and 5798th ($588 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 2nd in Iran and Thailand, respectively. Check Iran vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 6374th and 6033rd 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	$3.8	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$233	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$902	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.42	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.8	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.38%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$621	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.83	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.05	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.11	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.45	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$56.8	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$559	$13132

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$545
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$527
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$575
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$489
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$472
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$462
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$518
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$507
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$577
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$559
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$542
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$673
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$588
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$693
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$583
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$689
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$588
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$690
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$470
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$559
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$720
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$537
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$708
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$797
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$701
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$675
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$696
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$706
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$699

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892