San Diego vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7903
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$2366
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$4375
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$686
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5439
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
1.39M
8.69M

The cost of living in San Diego is 390% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 26th and 6811th ($3427 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 11th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 107th and 5288th 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
$20.9
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.8
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2498
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2064
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4740
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3919
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11408
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8035
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.1
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.91
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1701
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18429
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569