Minneapolis vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$264
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	96
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	430K	8.69M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 193% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1145th and 6486th ($2308 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 4th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Minneapolis ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 237th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Tehran

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	Minneapolis	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$1951

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

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