Santiago vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$495
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$844
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
81
66
🏙️ Population
6.26M
8.69M

The cost of living in Santiago is 62% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4939th and 7204th ($1108 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Chile and Iran, respectively. Check Chile vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Santiago compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 672nd and 5113th 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
$10.7
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3493
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9190
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827

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