San Antonio vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Antonio	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2063	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4604	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$1208	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$1789	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4089	$227
😷 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 223% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1874th and 7642nd ($2063 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1483rd and 9th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. San Antonio ranked 42nd best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 170th and 5345th 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	$17.1	$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1847	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1394	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1889	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.31	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.2	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1248	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17470	$2262

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150

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