Bishkek vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$376
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
76
😀 Quality of life
51
55
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.59M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 4% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6711th ($710 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Kyrgyzstan and Iran, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6133rd and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Karaj

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Bishkek Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559