Barcelona vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.59M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 211% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1659th and 7388th ($2129 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.4 months in Karaj. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 174th and 5635th 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
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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