San Antonio vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Antonio	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4674	$1594
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$1801	$519
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4112	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	96
😀 Quality of life	91	64
🏙️ Population	1.43M	8.69M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 224% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1833rd and 7691st ($2071 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd and 7th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Antonio compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 156th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Tehran

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	San Antonio	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.7	$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4488	$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.33	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1365	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19123	$2402

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093

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