Ankara vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$439
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$251
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
76
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
5.8M
1.59M

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6106th and 6711th ($907 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1608th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Karaj

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