Addis Ababa vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$710
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
76
😀 Quality of life
39
55
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 60% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4540th and 6734th ($1180 vs $736) 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 0.2 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 7025th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$823

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$886
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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