Essen vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$759
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$247
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
579K
8.69M

The cost of living in Essen is 117% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3358th and 6811th ($1519 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 Essen compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 32nd and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Tehran

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Essen Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$1883

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Tehran

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