San Diego vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3469
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7890
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$2370
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$4148
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5254
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
86
96
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
1.39M
8.69M

The cost of living in San Diego is 408% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 43rd and 7204th ($3469 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 97th and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Tehran

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San Diego Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.1
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.63
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$6.32
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2499
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2053
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4569
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3654
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9580
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7151
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.97
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.53
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.4
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1745
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28967
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2782

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488