Santiago vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2851
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$502
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$950
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$264
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
6.26M
8.69M

The cost of living in Santiago is 44% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4686th and 6486th ($1133 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 764th and 5221st 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
$12.4
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.28
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.5
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.3
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.21%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3078
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3323
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.8
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.81
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.34
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.52
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.09
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.35
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.7
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$414
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8040
$1951

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$875
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$930
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$759
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$720
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$798
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$833
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$832
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1074
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$874
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$805
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$920
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$765
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$812
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$823
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$815
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$790
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$835
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$511
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$814
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$860
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$768
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$735
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$642
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$807
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$814
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$731
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$750
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$671
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$902
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$722
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$762
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$710
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$793
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$791
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$786
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$680
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510