Santiago vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1200
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2937
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$540
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
6.26M
8.69M

The cost of living in Santiago is 51% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4604th and 6443rd ($1200 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Chile and Iran, respectively. Check Chile vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 705th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Tehran

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Santiago Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.67
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.52
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.72
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.25%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2861
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.77
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7298
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564