Athens vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$713
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$245
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
75
😀 Quality of life
81
62
🏙️ Population
643K
1.59M

The cost of living in Athens is 111% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4184th and 7388th ($1439 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 0.4 months in Karaj. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 602nd and 5635th 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
$16.5
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$0.59
 Cappuccino
$4.57
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$2.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$826

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484