Berlin vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$245
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	76
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.59M

The cost of living in Berlin is 175% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6734th ($2027 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 21st and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Karaj

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	Berlin	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$823

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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