Iran vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$628
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$4920
🏠 One person rent
$269
$1260
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$264
$3408
💸 GDP per capita
$4466
$64572
😃 Human freedom index
3.96
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
78
🌐 English speaking %
12%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
86.8M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Iran ($628) is 70% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2065). Iran ranked 159th vs 13th for the Netherlands in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Iran compared to 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 139th and 10th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iran vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Iran and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 102 and 70 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.

Iran Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.15
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.73
$5.86
 Cappuccino
$1.26
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1023
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$753
$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.3
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.11%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1339
$5559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$4324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.97
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.89
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.61
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.82
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.5
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.1
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.4
$1877
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1347
$9801

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$788
8.69M
Mashhad
$508
3M
Ahvaz
$597
1.18M
Isfahan
$523
1.96M
Karaj
$736
1.59M
Tabriz
$658
1.56M
Shiraz
$589
1.57M
Kermanshah
$963
947K
Qom
$488
1.2M
Kashan
$562
304K
Arak
$455
521K
Qazvin
$618
403K
Zanjan
$466
431K
Urmia
$519
736K
Ardabil
$827
529K
Rasht
$534
680K
Yazd
$573
530K
Kerman
$464
538K
Hamadan
$443
554K
Eslamshahr
$700
448K
Sari
$658
310K
Sanandaj
$449
413K
Khorramabad
$554
373K
Abadan
$547
231K
Bandar Abbas
$634
527K
Ilam
$659
194K
Shahriar
$698
310K
Qods
$698
310K
Babol
$458
250K
Malard
$693
281K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2791
921K
Rotterdam
$2359
664K
The Hague
$2199
548K
Utrecht
$2251
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
244K
Groningen
$1745
238K
Tilburg
$1862
228K
Arnhem
$1613
164K
Almere
$1937
215K
Breda
$1739
188K
Nijmegen
$1999
177K
Haarlem
$2291
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
159K
Leiden
$2081
124K
Enschede
$1864
160K
Apeldoorn
$1893
139K
Maastricht
$1920
120K
Venlo
$1700
102K
Zwolle
$1764
130K
Delft
$1861
109K
Hilversum
$2049
91.2K
Purmerend
$1944
81.5K
Emmen
$1574
107K
Zutphen
$1701
47.4K
Leeuwarden
$1952
93.8K
Deventer
$1851
101K
Heerlen
$1468
86.9K
Zeist
$2180
65K
Roosendaal
$1890
77K
Scheveningen
$2049
61.1K