Athens vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$722
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$227
😷 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 129% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4184th and 7642nd ($1462 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 639th and 5345th 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
$16.7
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$2262

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$592
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$591
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$602
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488