Austin vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$217
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
76
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
962K
1.59M

The cost of living in Austin is 274% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 548th and 6851st ($2590 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 12th 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 126th and 5919th 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
$17.9
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$882

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$2190
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$2150
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$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550