Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.5 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Iran, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$2.33
THB81.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.70
THB24.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.38
THB13.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$8.16
THB284.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$6.68
THB232.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$1.29
THB44.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$1.23
THB42.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.52
THB18.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.82
THB28.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.66
THB22.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.69
THB24.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.54
THB18.64
|
|
pay 95.0% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$4.47
THB155.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$25.43
THB885.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$9.67
THB336.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$2.20
THB76.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.90
THB66.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$5.42
THB188.64
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
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