Belgrade vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$719
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
73
62
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.59M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 97% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4429th and 7388th ($1349 vs $684) 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 0.4 months in Karaj. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 2274th and 5635th 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
$12.3
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484