Athens vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$633
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
76
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
664K
1.59M

The cost of living in Athens is 86% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4210th and 6851st ($1287 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 12th in Greece and Iran, respectively. Check Greece vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 560th and 5919th 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
$14.1
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550