Phuket vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$544
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
57
66
🏙️ Population
77.6K
8.69M

The cost of living in Phuket is 48% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5469th and 7204th ($1014 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6129th and 5113th 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
$6.11
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2916
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14328
$2007

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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

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488