Athens vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$710
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$246
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
76
😀 Quality of life
82
61
🏙️ Population
643K
1.59M

The cost of living in Athens is 104% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4155th and 7072nd ($1436 vs $704) 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 0.8 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 611th and 5808th 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
$16.2
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540