Barcelona vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1746
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$617
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$251
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	76
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.59M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 155% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 2198th and 6711th ($1887 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th in Spain and Iran, respectively. Check Spain vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 238th and 5889th 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	$16.1	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$886

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

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