Amman vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$398
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
76
😀 Quality of life
71
61
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.59M

The cost of living in Amman is 43% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5492nd and 7072nd ($1009 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jordan and Iran, respectively. Check Jordan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 3561st and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540