Copenhagen vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	76
😀 Quality of life	97	55
🏙️ Population	644K	1.59M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 217% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1085th and 6734th ($2333 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Denmark and Iran, respectively. Check Denmark vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 10th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Karaj

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	Copenhagen	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$823

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

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