Barcelona vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
76
😀 Quality of life
90
61
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 196% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1764th and 7072nd ($2087 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Spain and Iran, respectively. Check Spain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 229th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Karaj

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Barcelona Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

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