Cost of living comparison
Tehran is 43.9% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 25.8% less in Tehran
- Groceries
-
pay 54.8% less in Tehran
- Transportation
-
pay 3.0% less in Tehran
- Housing
-
pay 58.3% less in Tehran
- Childcare
-
pay 78.5% less in Tehran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 67.7% less in Tehran
- Clothing
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pay 19.3% less in Tehran
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Tehran.
If you lived in Tehran instead of Athens, you would:
pay 25.8% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.73
|
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.84
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.89
|
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
|
pay 54.8% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.04
|
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.76
|
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.12
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.48
|
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.00
|
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€27.49
|
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€27,833.55
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.78
|
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€29.82
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€581.40
|
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€510.53
|
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€140.53
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€424.31
|
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,822.10
|
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
|
pay 67.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.91
|
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.40
|
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.47
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€45.22
|
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.84
|
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€78.89
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€35.11
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€85.88
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€105.70
|
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
|
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