Phuket vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$573	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$426
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$244
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	8	47
😀 Quality of life	56	55
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.57M

The cost of living in Phuket is 87% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5233rd and 8262nd ($1059 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6325th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Shiraz

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	Phuket	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$1920

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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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$547
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$523
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$541
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$489
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$487
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$545
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$465
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$492
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$479
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$545
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$565
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$500
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$481
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$476
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$823
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$707
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$556
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1309
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1037
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1192
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1109
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$931
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$546
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1923
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698