Amsterdam vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3118
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7329
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$2031
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$3485
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4702
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
921K
8.69M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 356% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 143rd and 7204th ($3118 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 31st and 5113th 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
$21.3
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2130
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1705
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3833
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2970
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10418
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7591
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$2.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.31
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2892
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19920
$2007

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488