Munich vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$788
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2156
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$264
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	93	60
🏙️ Population	1.51M	8.69M

The cost of living in Munich is 179% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1352nd and 6486th ($2201 vs $788) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 54th and 5221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Tehran

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	Munich	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$9.45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$14.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$5.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	24.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$1992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$0.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$19.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$1951

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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