Phuket vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$484
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$247
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
55
61
🏙️ Population
77.6K
8.69M

The cost of living in Phuket is 24% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6130th and 6811th ($870 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5986th and 5288th 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
$4.16
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569