Minneapolis vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2203
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$351
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$774
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	96
😀 Quality of life	88	60
🏙️ Population	430K	8.69M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 183% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1228th and 6443rd ($2256 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 8th 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 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 234th and 5234th 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	$20.1	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$0.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$120
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$1838

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$720
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$706
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$693
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$708
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$689
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$675
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$696
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$699
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$701
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$741
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$673
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$659
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$550
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$542
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$472
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$627
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$468
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$670
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$607
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$575
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$462
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$559
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$453
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$470
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$474
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$513
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$603
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564