Alexandria vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$164
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
76
😀 Quality of life
51
55
🏙️ Population
4.87M
1.59M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 29% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8536th and 6851st ($495 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 12th in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6224th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Karaj

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Alexandria Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550