Athens vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$633
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
664K
8.69M

The cost of living in Athens is 84% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4210th and 6811th ($1287 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 11th 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 Tehran. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 560th and 5288th 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
$14.1
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$1883

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569