Athens vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$675
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
643K
8.69M

The cost of living in Athens is 71% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4177th and 6443rd ($1366 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 658th and 5234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$1838

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564