Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 34.0% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Tehran instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 37.5% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
|
pay 65.9% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
|
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