Barcelona vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$245
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
76
😀 Quality of life
87
55
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 150% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 2276th and 6734th ($1841 vs $736) 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 270th and 5911th 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
$15
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$823

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554