Essen vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$759
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$217
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
76
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
579K
1.59M

The cost of living in Essen is 119% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 3358th and 6851st ($1519 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 Essen compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 32nd and 5919th 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
$12.5
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$882

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Karaj

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