Phuket vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$544	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	96
😀 Quality of life	53	60
🏙️ Population	77.6K	8.69M

The cost of living in Phuket is 24% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5798th and 6443rd ($985 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6033rd and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Tehran

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	Phuket	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$1838

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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

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$720
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$706
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$693
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$708
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$689
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$675
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$696
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$699
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$701
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$741
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$673
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$659
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$550
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$542
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$472
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$627
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$468
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$670
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$607
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$575
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$462
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$559
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$453
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$470
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$474
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$513
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$603
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564