Budapest vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$750
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$242
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
75
😀 Quality of life
81
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.59M

The cost of living in Budapest is 111% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7267th ($1469 vs $696) 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 1.2 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 680th and 5965th 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
$12.2
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$833

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

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