Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Thailand

Thailand vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 2.5 times more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Thailand
Transportation: pay 95.0% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Thailand
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Thailand
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Thailand

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation in Thailand are more expensive than in Iran. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Thailand. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Thailand.

Thailand vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thailand instead of Iran, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	Iran	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 IRR159,102	$2.33 THB78.18	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.72 IRR157,097	$6.02 THB201.73	+61.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 IRR35,893	$0.70 THB23.61	-17.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 IRR34,028	$0.38 THB12.71	-52.9%
Average			-11.5%

Iran vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Iran	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 IRR21,029	$1.40 THB46.89	+181.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.06 IRR87,030	$8.16 THB273.52	+296.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 IRR114,905	$6.68 THB223.99	+145.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 IRR50,895	$2.05 THB68.57	+69.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.58 IRR66,932	$1.29 THB43.24	-18.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IRR19,692	$1.23 THB41.25	+164.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 IRR31,814	$0.52 THB17.44	-30.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 IRR20,516	$0.82 THB27.32	+67.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR12,848	$0.66 THB22.07	+116.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR10,934	$0.69 THB23.20	+167.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,076	$0.54 THB17.95	+124.6%
Average			+116.7%

Iran vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 95.0% more for transportation

	Iran	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.50 IRR105,609	$4.47 THB149.70	+78.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.01 IRR465,026	$25.43 THB852.25	+131.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$70,890.26 IRR2,995,113,583	$31,362.48 THB1,050,948.15	-55.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.96 IRR125,229	$9.67 THB323.90	+226.1%
Average			+95.0%

Iran vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Iran	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.98 IRR506,136	$17.13 THB574.17	+43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.20 IRR14,246,652	$389.22 THB13,042.65	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$231.30 IRR9,772,589	$225.23 THB7,547.55	-2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.31 IRR520,137	$55.17 THB1,848.86	+348.2%
Average			+101.0%

Iran vs. Thailand - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Iran	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$88.94 IRR3,757,682	$341.66 THB11,448.88	+284.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,004.45 IRR42,437,809	$10,344.18 THB346,630.59	+929.8%
Average			+607.0%

Iran vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.81 IRR34,378	$2.20 THB73.71	+170.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.24 IRR52,542	$1.90 THB63.65	+52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IRR82,925	$3.85 THB128.92	+96.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.71 IRR748,236	$48.79 THB1,634.99	+175.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.59 IRR67,067	$5.42 THB181.65	+241.5%
Average			+147.2%

Iran vs. Thailand - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Iran	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.35 IRR1,409,233	$38.62 THB1,294.07	+15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.13 IRR1,230,664	$29.36 THB983.86	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.63 IRR4,420,659	$82.78 THB2,773.99	-20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.71 IRR2,776,247	$65.55 THB2,196.71	-0.2%
Average			-1.1%

Iran vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

More cost comparisons

Iran vs.

Greece

Iran vs.

United Kingdom

Iran vs.

Ukraine

Iran vs.

France

Iran vs.

Austria

Iran vs.

United States

Iran vs.

Ecuador

Iran vs.

Russia

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Tehran vs. Bangkok

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Iran

Add prices for Thailand

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Thailand or Iran. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.