Dresden vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$729
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
76
😀 Quality of life
89
55
🏙️ Population
563K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dresden is 97% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 3857th and 6711th ($1462 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 9th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 203rd and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Karaj

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Dresden Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$886

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$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
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$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559