Athens vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$713
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$209
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
81
64
🏙️ Population
643K
8.69M

The cost of living in Athens is 126% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4184th and 7691st ($1439 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 602nd and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Tehran

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Athens Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$2402

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466