Brussels vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
92
60
🏙️ Population
196K
1.59M

The cost of living in Brussels is 197% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7267th ($2065 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belgium and Iran, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 99th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Karaj

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Brussels Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$833

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

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