Al Ain vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$900
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
75
😀 Quality of life
82
62
🏙️ Population
767K
1.59M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 113% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4139th and 7388th ($1455 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 562nd and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$826

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
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$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
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$816
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$459
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$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$622
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$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
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$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
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$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484