Phuket vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$573
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
8
96
😀 Quality of life
56
64
🏙️ Population
77.6K
8.69M

The cost of living in Phuket is 66% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 5233rd and 7642nd ($1059 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tehran. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6325th and 5345th 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
$6.74
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$2262

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488