Amman vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$384
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
75
😀 Quality of life
73
62
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.59M

The cost of living in Amman is 51% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5330th and 7388th ($1032 vs $684) 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 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 2337th and 5635th 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
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484