Amman vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$368
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$292
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
76
😀 Quality of life
70
58
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.59M

The cost of living in Amman is 22% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5708th and 6236th ($962 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Jordan and Iran, respectively. Check Jordan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Karaj ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 2687th and 5664th 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
$7.73
$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$0.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$1099
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$25.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
23.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$20.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$3.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$1501

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$688
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$689
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$686
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$699
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$699
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$696
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$695
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$686
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$636
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$688
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$833
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$696
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$693
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$694
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$694
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$686
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$689
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$836
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$1151
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$694
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$1123
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$504
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$450
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$690
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$898
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$568
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$631
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$690
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$594
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$515
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$932
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$447
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$664
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$689
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$692
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$558
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$694
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$650