Dresden vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$696
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
88
61
🏙️ Population
555K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dresden is 101% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3786th and 6811th ($1406 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 11th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 190th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Tehran

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Dresden Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$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
$2.28
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$1883

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$1296
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$1165
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$1269
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$1027
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$1230
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$1102
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$918
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$1344
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$1293
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$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
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$1134
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$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
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$1127
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$1166
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$1348
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$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
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$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
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$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
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$1188
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$969
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$655
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$653
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$655
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$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
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$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
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$693
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$650
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$616
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$647
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$616
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$519
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$583
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$546
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$454
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$595
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$434
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$533
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$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
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$561
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$547
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$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
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$656
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$436
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$451
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$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
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$561
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$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
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$569