Amman vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$383
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
76
😀 Quality of life
68
55
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.59M

The cost of living in Amman is 35% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5667th and 6711th ($1004 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 3456th and 5889th 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
$7.7
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559