Essen vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$682
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
587K
1.59M

The cost of living in Essen is 124% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 3860th and 7267th ($1561 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 5th in Germany and Iran, respectively. Check Germany vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 17th and 5965th 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
$17
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$833

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546