Berlin vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	76
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	3.68M	1.59M

The cost of living in Berlin is 191% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1759th and 6851st ($2013 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 19th and 5919th 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	$12.4	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$882

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$647
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$651
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$647
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$655
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$654
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$653
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$616
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$636
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$700
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$655
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$653
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$636
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$619
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$583
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$616
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$595
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$546
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$454
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$519
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$434
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$530
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$640
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$561
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$456
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$451
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$656
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$436
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$502
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$661
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$550