Rotterdam vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rotterdam Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4464
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1909
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$484
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3795
$247
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
96
😀 Quality of life
93
61
🏙️ Population
592K
8.69M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 188% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1756th and 6811th ($2013 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 11th in the Netherlands and Iran, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Rotterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 54th and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Tehran

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Rotterdam Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.49
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1267
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1585
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.6
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5063
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.08
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.07
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.49
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.49
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.7
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1521
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12166
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569