Budapest vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$589
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$251
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
76
😀 Quality of life
80
55
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.59M

The cost of living in Budapest is 60% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6711th ($1185 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 551st and 5889th 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
$10.4
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$886

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

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