Bern vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2381
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6677
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2375
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$829
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6312
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
76
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
135K
1.59M

The cost of living in Bern is 223% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 987th and 6734th ($2381 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 5th in Switzerland and Iran, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 36th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Karaj

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Bern Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.7
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.52
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1326
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$889
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2668
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1931
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$252
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.3
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.51%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13401
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11590
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.31
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$41
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.88
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.7
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.9
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$42.1
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.83
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.7
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$131
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2981
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27477
$823

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2457
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2481
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2331
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2470
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2308
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2637
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2658
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2287
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2891
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2776
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2931
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2897
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2717
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2643
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3088
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3233
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1434
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2732
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1950
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2738
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3426
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3099
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3059
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$2970
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2934
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1360
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1249
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3037
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$2976
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3296
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$2960
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$2988
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2873
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$2974
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861

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