Cost of living comparison

 Thailand
compared to
 Tehran, Iran
Tehran vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 15.5% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants
pay 51.2% more in Tehran
Groceries
pay 40.4% less in Tehran
Transportation
pay 4.5% more in Tehran
Housing
pay 15.6% less in Tehran
Childcare
pay 73.5% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.4% less in Tehran
Clothing
pay 15.7% more in Tehran

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

Tehran vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

pay 51.2% more for restaurants

 
Thailand
Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.33
THB77.75
$4.00
IRR168,450
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
THB200.62
$5.00
IRR210,562
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.70
THB23.48
$0.45
IRR19,116

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pay 40.4% less for groceries

 
Thailand
Tehran
Bread
1 loaf
$1.40
THB46.63
$0.53
IRR22,528
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.16
THB272.01
$1.83
IRR77,021
Milk (1 gallon) $6.68
THB222.76
$2.32
IRR97,833

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

 
Thailand
Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.47
THB148.88
$2.76
IRR116,079
Monthly public transit pass $25.43
THB847.57
$10.00
IRR421,125
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,362.48
THB1,045,172.50
$90,000.00
IRR3,790,125,000

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pay 15.6% less for housing

 
Thailand
Tehran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.13
THB571.02
$6.79
IRR286,028
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $389.22
THB12,970.98
$489.72
IRR20,623,303
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $225.23
THB7,506.07
$339.71
IRR14,305,901

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pay 73.5% less for childcare

 
Thailand
Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $341.66
THB11,385.96
$123.20
IRR5,188,260
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,344.18
THB344,725.62
$1,753.32
IRR73,836,612

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pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Thailand
Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.20
THB73.31
$0.80
IRR33,690
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.90
THB63.30
$1.51
IRR63,431
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.85
THB128.21
$2.50
IRR105,281

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

 
Thailand
Tehran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$38.62
THB1,286.96
$36.21
IRR1,524,690
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.36
THB978.45
$27.96
IRR1,177,657
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.78
THB2,758.74
$138.01
IRR5,811,783

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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: May 2025
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