Athens vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1618
🏠 One person rent
$616
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$240
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
643K
1.96M

The cost of living in Athens is 143% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 4281st and 8454th ($1272 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 72nd in Greece and Iran, respectively. Check Greece vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 656th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$4.11
$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$2.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$594

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Isfahan

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$502
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$502
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$562
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$525
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$529
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$488
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$455
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$513
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$536
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$573
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$562
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$574
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$651
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$505
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$583
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$681
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$577
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$680
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$597
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$675
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$469
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$554
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$700
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$563
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$697
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$710
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$557
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$698
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$788
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$693
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$665
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$684
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$698
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$589
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$688