Addis Ababa vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$604
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
76
😀 Quality of life
40
55
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.59M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 49% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4928th and 6711th ($1103 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Ethiopia and Iran, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6957th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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