Cologne vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cologne | Tehran | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cologne is 121% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 2551st and 6486th ($1744 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 12th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cologne vs Tehran
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| Cologne | Tehran | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Cologne
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.2 km or 5.7 mi |  Hurth | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Leverkusen | |
| 10 km or 6.4 mi | Frechen | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Bruhl | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Pulheim | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | Wesseling | |
| 14 km or 8.5 mi | Bergisch Gladbach | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Niederkassel | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Rosrath | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Monheim am Rhein | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Dormagen | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Erftstadt | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Langenfeld | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Troisdorf | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Leichlingen | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Kerpen | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Bornheim | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Lohmar | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Bergheim | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Siegburg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Overath | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Sankt Augustin | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Bonn | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Hilden | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Solingen | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Elsdorf | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Wermelskirchen | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Haan | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Bedburg | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Hennef | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Grevenbroich | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Remscheid | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | Erkrath | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Konigswinter | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Euskirchen | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Neuss | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Mettmann | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Zulpich | |
| 35 km or 21 mi | Meckenheim | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Dusseldorf |
Cities near Tehran
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.8 km or 6.1 mi |  Golestan | |
| 12 km or 7.6 mi | Ray | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Qods | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Qarchak | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Shahriar | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Pardis | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Andisheh | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Robat Karim | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Fardis | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Malard | |
| 43 km or 26 mi | Karaj | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Mohammadshahr | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Varamin | |
| 52 km or 33 mi | Kamal Shahr | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Nazarabad | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Amol | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Khak-e Ali | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Saveh | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Qom | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Qazvin | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Babol | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Sari | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Semnan | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Kashan | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Lahijan | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Arak | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Rasht | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Hamadan | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Malayer | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Zanjan | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Gorgan | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Borujerd | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Shahin Shahr | |
| 326 km or 202 mi | Dorud | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Shahrud | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Khomeyni Shahr |