Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 31.7% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
$4.40
IRR185,075
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
$0.92
IRR38,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
$0.82
IRR34,663
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
$0.52
IRR21,732
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
$2.11
IRR88,652
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
$2.81
IRR118,141
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
$1.24
IRR52,297
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
$1.36
IRR57,345
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
$0.46
IRR19,478
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.64
IRR27,085
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.44
IRR18,422
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.26
IRR11,012
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.26
IRR10,968
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.24
IRR9,966
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
$2.73
IRR114,952
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.88
CLF1.6600
|
$13.14
IRR552,721
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,775.09
CLF604.7600
|
$67,000.00
IRR2,818,187,500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
$3.36
IRR141,140
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Santiago
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
$13.61
IRR572,415
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$515.89
CLF17.5500
|
$541.99
IRR22,797,276
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$484.85
CLF16.5000
|
$422.67
IRR17,778,473
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.09
CLF4.1900
|
$16.67
IRR700,972
|
|
pay 71.9% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.49
CLF14.5400
|
$130.51
IRR5,489,512
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.78
CLF225.1600
|
$1,698.11
IRR71,426,840
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
$1.00
IRR42,062
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
$1.49
IRR62,632
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
$2.96
IRR124,359
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
$20.28
IRR853,010
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
$1.36
IRR57,205
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.07
CLF1.9400
|
$43.43
IRR1,826,945
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,359
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.61
CLF2.5400
|
$137.62
IRR5,788,736
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.33
CLF2.8000
|
$86.88
IRR3,654,182
|
|
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