Cost of living comparison
Athens is 2.9 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Athens instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$6.55
€6.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$7.06
€6.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$8.01
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$11.43
€10.69
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$553.55
€517.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$521.82
€487.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
$488.12
€456.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$4.67
€4.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$3.68
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$45.80
€42.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$111.33
€104.08
|
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