Dresden vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$696
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
76
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
555K
1.59M

The cost of living in Dresden is 103% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 3786th and 6851st ($1406 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 12th 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 31st best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 190th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$882

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
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$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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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