Abu Dhabi vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$217
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
76
😀 Quality of life
82
55
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.59M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 179% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1938th and 6851st ($1936 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 369th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$882

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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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