Belgrade vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$741
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
73
60
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.59M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 98% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4396th and 7267th ($1378 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Serbia and Iran, respectively. Check Serbia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 2503rd and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Karaj

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Belgrade Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546