Cost of living comparison

Copenhagen, Denmark

compared to

Tehran, Iran

Tehran vs. Copenhagen Cost of Living Summary

Tehran is 66.5% cheaper than Copenhagen.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% less in Tehran
Groceries: pay 71.5% less in Tehran
Transportation: pay 40.9% less in Tehran
Housing: pay 79.5% less in Tehran
Childcare: pay 82.4% less in Tehran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.3% less in Tehran
Clothing: pay 39.4% less in Tehran

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Tehran.

Tehran vs. Copenhagen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tehran instead of Copenhagen, you would:

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pay 74.5% less for restaurants

	Copenhagen	Tehran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.56 DKK141.62	$4.00 IRR168,450	-81.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.37 DKK94.41	$5.00 IRR210,562	-65.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 DKK24.83	$0.45 IRR19,116	-88.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 DKK19.56	$1.08 IRR45,690	-63.6%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 71.5% less for groceries

	Copenhagen	Tehran
Bread 1 loaf	$3.78 DKK24.85	$0.53 IRR22,528	-85.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.47 DKK42.51	$1.83 IRR77,021	-71.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 DKK48.77	$2.32 IRR97,833	-68.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.75 DKK31.22	$1.26 IRR53,099	-73.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.10 DKK33.49	$1.84 IRR77,652	-63.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DKK9.26	$0.46 IRR19,230	-67.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 DKK9.30	$0.70 IRR29,507	-50.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 DKK9.93	$0.42 IRR17,773	-72.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.12 DKK13.90	$0.32 IRR13,346	-85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 DKK7.03	$0.24 IRR10,205	-77.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DKK5.94	$0.26 IRR11,094	-70.9%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 40.9% less for transportation

	Copenhagen	Tehran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.78 DKK51.12	$2.76 IRR116,079	-64.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.30 DKK658.91	$10.00 IRR421,125	-90.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,303.99 DKK330,451.97	$90,000.00 IRR3,790,125,000	+78.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.43 DKK160.51	$2.90 IRR122,126	-88.1%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 79.5% less for housing

	Copenhagen	Tehran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.84 DKK242.01	$6.79 IRR286,028	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,691.68 DKK11,112.79	$489.72 IRR20,623,303	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,264.98 DKK8,309.80	$339.71 IRR14,305,901	-73.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.98 DKK998.37	$11.89 IRR500,708	-92.2%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 82.4% less for childcare

	Copenhagen	Tehran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$580.24 DKK3,811.67	$123.20 IRR5,188,260	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,599.95 DKK82,770.35	$1,753.32 IRR73,836,612	-86.1%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 77.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Copenhagen	Tehran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.62 DKK56.65	$0.80 IRR33,690	-90.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 DKK40.67	$1.51 IRR63,431	-75.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.05 DKK59.48	$2.50 IRR105,281	-72.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.41 DKK285.14	$19.23 IRR809,834	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.68 DKK122.74	$1.50 IRR63,169	-92.0%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 39.4% less for clothing

	Copenhagen	Tehran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.64 DKK759.66	$36.21 IRR1,524,690	-68.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.78 DKK320.47	$27.96 IRR1,177,657	-42.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.38 DKK797.33	$138.01 IRR5,811,783	+13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.89 DKK1,148.85	$70.09 IRR2,951,766	-59.9%
Average			-39.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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