Athens vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$722
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$242
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
81
60
🏙️ Population
643K
1.59M

The cost of living in Athens is 110% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4184th and 7267th ($1462 vs $696) 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 639th and 5965th 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
$16.7
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546