Frankfurt vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
76
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
776K
1.59M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 210% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1510th and 7072nd ($2182 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Frankfurt compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 38th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Karaj

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Frankfurt Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$836

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540