Dresden vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$637
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
92
64
🏙️ Population
566K
8.69M

The cost of living in Dresden is 127% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4158th and 7691st ($1448 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 7th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 96th and 5219th 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
$14.5
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$2402

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466