Birmingham vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
76
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.59M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 165% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6734th ($1951 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 35th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Karaj

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Birmingham Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$2.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$823

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BirminghamKaraj

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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