Athens vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$616
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
76
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
643K
1.59M

The cost of living in Athens is 73% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4281st and 6734th ($1272 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karaj. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 656th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Karaj

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Athens Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$823

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554