Bangkok vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$416
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
76
😀 Quality of life
74
55
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.59M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 28% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6734th ($941 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1221st and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Karaj

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Bangkok Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$2.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$823

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BangkokKaraj

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

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