Germany vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Germany Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1755
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4140
$1462
🏠 One person rent
$924
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$1569
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$552
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$27.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3290
$248
💸 GDP per capita
$55800
$4771
😃 Human freedom index
8.67
3.96
❤️ Life expectancy
80.5
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
23
🌐 English speaking %
56.3%
12%
🎓 Higher education
94
79
😀 Quality of life
91
41
🏙️ Population
83.5M
91.6M

The average cost of living in Germany ($1755) is 200% more expensive than in Iran ($584). Germany ranked 24th vs 167th for Iran in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Germany compared to 0.4 months in Iran. Ranked 12th and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Germany vs Iran

We calculate prices for Germany and Iran as a population-weighted mean of 662 and 102 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Germany Iran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.32
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$867
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$13.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$21
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
23.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5862
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4371
$693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.7
$9.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.79
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$1.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$89.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15339
$1223

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2222
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2172
1.91M
Munich
$2463
1.51M
Frankfurt
$2182
776K
Cologne
$1968
1.09M
Dusseldorf
$1979
631K
Stuttgart
$2207
633K
Essen
$1516
587K
Dortmund
$1632
595K
Nuremberg
$1767
526K
Bremen City
$1785
577K
Leipzig
$1690
620K
Dresden
$1555
566K
Hanover
$1828
548K
Mannheim
$1825
317K
Bonn
$1957
336K
Duisburg
$1340
504K
Bielefeld
$1611
338K
Augsburg
$1954
303K
Wiesbaden
$1922
286K
Munster
$1887
323K
Wuppertal
$1488
359K
Braunschweig
$1534
252K
Bochum
$1560
366K
Karlsruhe
$1891
310K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1738
237K
Aachen
$1668
253K
Monchengladbach
$1651
269K
Halle
$1388
242K
Mainz
$1736
223K

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$684
8.69M
Mashhad
$503
3M
Isfahan
$501
1.96M
Karaj
$704
1.59M
Shiraz
$553
1.57M
Tabriz
$511
1.56M
Ahvaz
$571
1.18M
Kermanshah
$946
947K
Qom
$448
1.2M
Arak
$538
521K
Qazvin
$582
403K
Zanjan
$426
431K
Rasht
$472
680K
Yazd
$545
530K
Urmia
$504
736K
Ardabil
$809
529K
Hamadan
$430
554K
Sari
$643
310K
Eslamshahr
$623
448K
Khorramabad
$540
373K
Kerman
$761
538K
Sanandaj
$434
413K
Zahedan
$808
588K
Bandar Abbas
$632
527K
Dezful
$566
265K
Abadan
$549
231K
Shahriar
$635
310K
Kashan
$515
304K
Gorgan
$658
351K
Qods
$638
310K