Berlin vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$242
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.59M

The cost of living in Berlin is 231% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1275th and 7267th ($2302 vs $696) 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 35th and 5965th 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
$16
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

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