Athens vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$675
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$251
😷 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 84% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4177th and 6711th ($1366 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th 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 658th and 5889th 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
$15.3
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559