Dortmund vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$750
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
75
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
595K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 135% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 3504th and 7267th ($1637 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 5th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 33rd and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Karaj

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Dortmund Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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