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
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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
€13.65
|
$4.00
IRR168,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.19
|
$5.00
IRR210,625
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.75
|
$0.45
IRR19,122
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.46
|
$1.08
IRR45,704
|
|
pay 54.8% less for groceries
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.08
|
$0.53
IRR22,535
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.60
|
$1.83
IRR77,044
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.34
|
$2.32
IRR97,862
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.82
|
$1.26
IRR53,115
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$1.84
IRR77,675
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.46
IRR19,235
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.70
IRR29,516
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$0.42
IRR17,778
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.32
IRR13,350
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.48
|
$0.24
IRR10,208
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.45
|
$0.26
IRR11,097
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.48
|
$2.76
IRR116,114
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€25.48
|
$10.00
IRR421,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€25,796.18
|
$90,000.00
IRR3,791,250,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€10.92
|
$2.90
IRR122,162
|
|
pay 58.3% less for housing
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€27.63
|
$6.79
IRR286,113
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€538.84
|
$489.72
IRR20,629,425
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€473.16
|
$339.71
IRR14,310,147
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€130.24
|
$11.89
IRR500,856
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€393.25
|
$123.20
IRR5,189,800
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,103.14
|
$1,753.32
IRR73,858,528
|
|
pay 67.7% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$0.80
IRR33,700
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.15
|
$1.51
IRR63,450
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.14
|
$2.50
IRR105,312
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€41.91
|
$19.23
IRR810,074
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.19
|
$1.50
IRR63,188
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Athens
|
Tehran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€73.11
|
$36.21
IRR1,525,143
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€32.54
|
$27.96
IRR1,178,007
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€79.60
|
$138.01
IRR5,813,508
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€97.96
|
$70.09
IRR2,952,643
|
|
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