Budapest vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$553
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$245
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
76
😀 Quality of life
79
55
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.59M

The cost of living in Budapest is 51% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4777th and 6734th ($1109 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Hungary and Iran, respectively. Check Hungary vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 618th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Karaj

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Budapest Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$823

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554