Essen vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$690
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
76
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
587K
1.59M

The cost of living in Essen is 96% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 3685th and 6734th ($1443 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 0.3 months in Karaj. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 33rd and 5911th 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
$13
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$823

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$349

$907

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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