Dusseldorf vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$985	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	76
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	631K	1.59M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 141% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 2469th and 6734th ($1772 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 27th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Karaj

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	Dusseldorf	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$823

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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