Amsterdam vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$227
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
96
64
🏙️ Population
921K
8.69M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 401% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 126th and 7642nd ($3203 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in the Netherlands and Iran, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 13th and 5345th 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
$21.2
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$2262

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488