Iran vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iran Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$584
$2351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1462
$5544
🏠 One person rent
$255
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$2408
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$27.9
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$248
$3808
💸 GDP per capita
$4771
$68219
😃 Human freedom index
3.96
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
78
🌐 English speaking %
12%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
41
92
🏙️ Population
91.6M
18M

The average cost of living in Iran ($584) is 75% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2351). Iran ranked 167th vs 12th 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 126th 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
$4.13
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.9
$91.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$6.74
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$1167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.67%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1178
$6188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$693
$4821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.95
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.92
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.91
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.55
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.82
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.4
$2108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1223
$12008

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3118
921K
Rotterdam
$2615
664K
The Hague
$2581
548K
Utrecht
$2718
359K
Eindhoven
$2199
244K
Tilburg
$2238
228K
Breda
$2087
188K
Groningen
$1951
238K
Arnhem
$1986
164K
Almere
$2230
215K
Haarlem
$2589
163K
Leiden
$2222
124K
Nijmegen
$2164
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
159K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2154
139K
Maastricht
$2181
120K
Venlo
$1942
102K
Zwolle
$1992
130K
Delft
$2228
109K
Hilversum
$2568
91.2K
Purmerend
$2178
81.5K
Emmen
$1704
107K
Deventer
$2107
101K
Roosendaal
$2175
77K
Heerlen
$1880
86.9K
Zeist
$2414
65K
Leeuwarden
$1982
93.8K
Scheveningen
$2374
61.1K
Bergen op Zoom
$2224
66.4K