Addis Ababa vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Addis Ababa Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3068
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$701
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1140
$628
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
76
😀 Quality of life
43
59
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 70% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4622nd and 6926th ($1255 vs $738) 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 7018th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Addis Ababa vs Karaj infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Addis Ababa vs Karaj

Prices for goods and services in Addis Ababa and Karaj are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Addis Ababa Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.54
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.25
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$651
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$8.57
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$13.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$129
$5.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.78%
22.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2413
$1242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1679
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.71
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.63
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.65
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.07
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.1
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.45
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.8
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$194
$92.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.4
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30478
$827

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$1012
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1015
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$811
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$846
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1139
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1131
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$986
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1134
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$556
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$558
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$514
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$808
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$586
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$859
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$657
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$558
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$499
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$958
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$532
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$500
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$497
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1017
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$492
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$517
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$508
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$512
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$882
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$507
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$520
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$680
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$495
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$493
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$527
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$556
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$918
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$598
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$559
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$933

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$682
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$677
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$680
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$678
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$679
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$677
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$676
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$666
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$631
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$670
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$650
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$756
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$676
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$674
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$651
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$650
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$636
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$584
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$627
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$600
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$550
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$478
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$544
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$442
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$532
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$523
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$521
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$601
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$518
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$556
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$444
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$439
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$427
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$462
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$490
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$497
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$491
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$681
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$493
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$539