Cologne vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$967
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$217
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
76
😀 Quality of life
96
55
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.59M

The cost of living in Cologne is 153% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 2484th and 6851st ($1752 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 12th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 12th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Karaj

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Cologne Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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