Pattaya vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Pattaya	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$781	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2066	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$395	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$31.3	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$461	$264
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	31	96
😀 Quality of life	54	60
🏙️ Population	120K	8.69M

The cost of living in Pattaya is 0.9% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6518th and 6486th ($781 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Pattaya compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Pattaya ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5997th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Pattaya vs Tehran

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	Pattaya	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.11	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1152	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.7	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.67%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1693	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.7	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.44	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.67	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.74	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.49	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.8	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.9	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8876	$1951

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Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$714
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$710
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$698
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$681
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$698
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$680
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$665
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$684
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$688
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$693
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$736
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$651
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$645
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$557
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$574
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$488
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$458
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$658
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$580
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$562
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$552
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$455
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$534
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$443
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$469
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$466
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$685
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$505
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$598
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510