Athens vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$710
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$240
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
96
😀 Quality of life
82
66
🏙️ Population
643K
8.69M

The cost of living in Athens is 110% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4155th and 7204th ($1436 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 611th and 5113th 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
$16.2
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$2007

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488