Budapest vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1377
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$707
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1218
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$411
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1503
$246
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
76
😀 Quality of life
82
61
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.59M

The cost of living in Budapest is 95% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4312th and 7072nd ($1377 vs $704) 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 636th and 5808th 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
$10.6
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.04%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5141
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3394
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.95
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.2
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$447
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13171
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$936
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1010
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1059
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1070
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$943
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$823
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1002
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1148
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$895
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$971
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$946
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$806
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$973
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1037
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$861
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$949
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1176
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1346
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$982
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$890
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1126
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$992
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1311
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$913
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$965
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$985
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$808
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$802
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1388
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1497
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$832
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$934
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1033
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1257
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1162

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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540