Essen vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$681
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$251
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
76
😀 Quality of life
95
55
🏙️ Population
585K
1.59M

The cost of living in Essen is 106% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 3595th and 6711th ($1525 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 9th 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 31st and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$886

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559