Dortmund vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$648
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
77
61
🏙️ Population
587K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 100% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6811th ($1401 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 11th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 764th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Tehran

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Dortmund Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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