Essen vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$642
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
587K
1.59M

The cost of living in Essen is 122% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 3925th and 7388th ($1519 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 5th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 23rd and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Karaj

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Essen Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$826

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484