Athens vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Athens	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1287	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3188	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$633	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$756
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1070	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	90	66
😀 Quality of life	78	50
🏙️ Population	664K	1.96M

The cost of living in Athens is 115% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 4210th and 7675th ($1287 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 42nd in Greece and Iran, respectively. Check Greece vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Isfahan ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 560th and 6267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Isfahan

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	Athens	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.39	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$8.33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	25.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.3	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.53	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$2.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$5.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.09	$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.37	$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.7	$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$483	$61.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10293	$644

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1475
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1125
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1134
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1047
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1086
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1129
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1038
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$887
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1974
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1090
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1037
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1058
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$943
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1186
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1067
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1738
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$945
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$1047
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1169
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1015
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$825
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1098
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$647
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1009
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1144

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$538
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$531
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$561
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$561
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$454
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$456
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$511
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$541
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$575
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$546
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$616
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$502
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$577
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$636
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$633
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$559
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$636
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$436
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$550
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$604
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$606
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$653
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$700
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$654
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$619
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$647
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$655
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$606
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$651