Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.7 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 61.5% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
$10.00
DOP591.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,900
|
$6.89
DOP407.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,869
|
$0.90
DOP53.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,590
|
$0.55
DOP32.69
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,411
|
$2.14
DOP126.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,512
|
$3.45
DOP204.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,787
|
$4.88
DOP288.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,962
|
$2.10
DOP124.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,963
|
$2.73
DOP161.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,109
|
$1.31
DOP77.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,204
|
$0.35
DOP20.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,835
|
$1.26
DOP74.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,921
|
$0.73
DOP42.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,957
|
$0.83
DOP49.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,755
|
$1.11
DOP65.37
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,596
|
$4.95
DOP292.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR633,375
|
$86.16
DOP5,094.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,378,000,000
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,732,076.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,452
|
$22.06
DOP1,304.15
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR279,603
|
$44.89
DOP2,654.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,914,223
|
$847.67
DOP50,122.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,819,246
|
$416.69
DOP24,638.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR563,667
|
$39.78
DOP2,352.28
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,354,009
|
$415.27
DOP24,554.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR78,155,097
|
$6,617.64
DOP391,298.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,669
|
$2.58
DOP152.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR60,205
|
$2.49
DOP147.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,562
|
$4.31
DOP254.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR736,388
|
$37.03
DOP2,189.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,338
|
$6.46
DOP382.08
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,399,206
|
$59.66
DOP3,527.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,202,568
|
$58.15
DOP3,438.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,971,589
|
$95.85
DOP5,667.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,943,744
|
$96.92
DOP5,731.14
|
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