Ankara vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2366
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$487
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.7
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$719
$245
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
76
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.59M

The cost of living in Ankara is 30% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5741st and 6734th ($959 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1858th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.62
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1022
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
45.39%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1577
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.16
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.28
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.98
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$467
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11471
$823

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$655
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$691
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$650
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$616
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$663
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$627
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$723
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$535
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$492
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$626
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$593
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$691
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$406
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$698
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$547
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$455
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$697
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$464
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$755
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$568
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$872
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$672
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$1113
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$578
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$835
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$699
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$645
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$664
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$718
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$782
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$708
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$653
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$573
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$490
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$599
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$474
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$587
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$743

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
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554