Amsterdam vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$247
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
94
61
🏙️ Population
921K
8.69M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 264% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 612th and 6811th ($2545 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the Netherlands and Iran, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 37th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Tehran

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Amsterdam Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$1883

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569