Bangkok vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangkok	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$902	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2711	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$405	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	76
😀 Quality of life	75	55
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.59M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 30% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5960th and 6851st ($902 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1087th and 5919th 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	$2.64	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$581	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.8	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.6	$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5297	$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.71	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.38	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.8	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12289	$882

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$716
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$677
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$594
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$665
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$653
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$614
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$619
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$614
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$539
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$587
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$702
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$605
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$500
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$642
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1233
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$554
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$569
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$815
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$659
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$710

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