Cost of living comparison

compared to

Tehran is 52.8% cheaper than San Jose.

If you lived in Tehran instead of San Jose, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 53.6% less for restaurants

 
San Jose
Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.83
CRC5,515.21
$4.00
IRR168,370
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.72
CRC4,948.38
$5.00
IRR210,462
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.99
CRC1,015.29
$0.45
IRR19,107

Improve prices ·

pay 63.5% less for groceries

 
San Jose
Tehran
Bread
1 loaf
$2.60
CRC1,322.29
$0.53
IRR22,517
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.26
CRC2,171.79
$1.83
IRR76,984
Milk (1 gallon) $7.23
CRC3,683.12
$2.32
IRR97,787

Improve prices ·

pay 15.4% less for transportation

 
San Jose
Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.49
CRC2,794.63
$2.76
IRR116,024
Monthly public transit pass $38.02
CRC19,363.22
$10.00
IRR420,925
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,925.49
CRC18,803,835.15
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000

Improve prices ·

pay 57.3% less for housing

 
San Jose
Tehran
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.59
CRC27,292.39
$6.79
IRR285,892
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $742.08
CRC377,894.44
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $463.60
CRC236,083.07
$339.71
IRR14,299,106

Improve prices ·

pay 81.2% less for childcare

 
San Jose
Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $521.49
CRC265,562.94
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,425.72
CRC6,327,638.18
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546

Improve prices ·

pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Jose
Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.92
CRC1,484.51
$0.80
IRR33,674
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.69
CRC1,879.75
$1.51
IRR63,401
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.05
CRC2,573.16
$2.50
IRR105,231

Improve prices ·

pay 31.6% less for clothing

 
San Jose
Tehran
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.59
CRC37,472.82
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.81
CRC25,875.56
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$125.98
CRC64,155.53
$138.01
IRR5,809,023

Improve prices ·
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: November 2024
Share this

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tehran or San Jose. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Costa Rica vs. Iran. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Costa Rica and Iran.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more