Addis Ababa vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$758
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
75
😀 Quality of life
45
60
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 82% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4635th and 7267th ($1269 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Ethiopia and Iran, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7273rd and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Karaj

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Addis Ababa Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546