Dresden vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$684
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
88
60
🏙️ Population
566K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dresden is 78% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6486th ($1402 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th and 4th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 217th and 5221st 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
$12.9
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$1951

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$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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$714
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$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510