Barcelona vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
90
60
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.59M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 204% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1722nd and 7267th ($2116 vs $696) 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 1.2 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 205th and 5965th 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
$17.8
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546