Gothenburg vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$808	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	76
😀 Quality of life	92	55
🏙️ Population	675K	1.59M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 120% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 2959th and 6734th ($1623 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th in Sweden and Iran, respectively. Check Sweden vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 78th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Karaj

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	Gothenburg	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$823

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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