Amman vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$358
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
76
😀 Quality of life
69
55
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.59M

The cost of living in Amman is 42% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5457th and 6851st ($981 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Jordan and Iran, respectively. Check Jordan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3121st and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Karaj

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Amman Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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