Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 39.2% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP618.95
|
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP399.32
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.53
|
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.28
|
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.12
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.62
|
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.98
|
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.22
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.72
|
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.04
|
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.41
|
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.73
|
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.97
|
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.51
|
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.89
|
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP290.32
|
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,991.49
|
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,697,107.49
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,125.47
|
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,556.75
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,297.83
|
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,864.31
|
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,001.25
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,879.38
|
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP373,535.16
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.74
|
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.98
|
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP274.53
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,717.59
|
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP386.84
|
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,018.15
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,431.65
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,239.37
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,631.55
|
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
|
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