Bangkok vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$424	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	76
😀 Quality of life	75	61
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.59M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 36% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5912th and 7072nd ($958 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Thailand and Iran, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 1890th and 5808th 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	$3.1	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$836

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$644
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$640
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$637
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$638
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$641
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$635
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$598
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$684
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$628
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$622
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$607
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$604
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$598
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$588
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$582
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$503
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$448
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$530
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$372
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$497
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$472
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$643
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$515
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$542
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$538
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$426
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$430
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$457
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$494
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$658
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$540