Cairo vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$201
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$242
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
75
😀 Quality of life
63
60
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.59M

The cost of living in Cairo is 27% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8680th and 7267th ($506 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 5610th and 5965th 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
$4.85
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$833

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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