Santiago vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$486
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$869
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$674
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
77
61
🏙️ Population
6.26M
8.69M

The cost of living in Santiago is 54% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4828th and 6811th ($1075 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Chile and Iran, respectively. Check Chile vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 685th and 5288th 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
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2369
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2543
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.06
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6400
$1883

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Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440

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