Al Ain vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
76
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
767K
1.59M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 150% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 2271st and 6734th ($1844 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1000th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$823

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$967
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$634
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$1779
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$1709
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$585
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$547
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$518
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$1223
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$1280
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$548
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$1243
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$514
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$605
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$515
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$1068
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$1056
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$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
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$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
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$563
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$551
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$546
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$557
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$529
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$688
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$686
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$688
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$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
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$645
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$700
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$675
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$788
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$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
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$665
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$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
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$618
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$574
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$488
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$557
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$458
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$552
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$554
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$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
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$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
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$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
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$469
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$505
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$513
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$507
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$685
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$510
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$554