Cairo vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$162
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
76
😀 Quality of life
57
55
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.59M

The cost of living in Cairo is 43% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8926th and 6711th ($424 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Egypt and Iran, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 5583rd and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Karaj

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Cairo Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$2.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$886

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$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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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