Berlin vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
3.68M
8.69M

The cost of living in Berlin is 188% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1759th and 6811th ($2013 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 19th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$1883

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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