Austin vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	76
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	962K	1.59M

The cost of living in Austin is 234% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 858th and 6734th ($2455 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 5th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 142nd and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Karaj

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	Austin	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$823

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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