Phuket vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$555
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$209
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
55
64
🏙️ Population
77.6K
8.69M

The cost of living in Phuket is 58% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5497th and 7691st ($1010 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6330th and 5219th 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
$5.76
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466