Berlin vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$227
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
64
🏙️ Population
3.78M
8.69M

The cost of living in Berlin is 260% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1275th and 7642nd ($2302 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 35th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Tehran

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Berlin Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$2262

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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