Calgary vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
75
😀 Quality of life
90
60
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.59M

The cost of living in Calgary is 204% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1716th and 7267th ($2118 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 5th in Canada and Iran, respectively. Check Canada vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 209th and 5965th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Karaj

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Calgary Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$833

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106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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