Essen vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2156
🏠 One person rent
$690
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$796
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$264
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
96
😀 Quality of life
94
60
🏙️ Population
587K
8.69M

The cost of living in Essen is 83% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 3685th and 6486th ($1443 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 Essen compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 33rd and 5221st 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
$13
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$1951

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EssenTehran

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$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