Calgary vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2077
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$1226
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1942
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3168
$245
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
76
😀 Quality of life
90
55
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.59M

The cost of living in Calgary is 182% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1646th and 6734th ($2077 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 8th best city to live in Canada vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 153rd and 5911th 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
$15.2
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.97
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$991
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2053
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3283
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$841
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16603
$823

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CalgaryKaraj

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$1743
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1676
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1614
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1487
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1588
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2568
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1886
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2299
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2284
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1638
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2174
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1770
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2007
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2163
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2054
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2327
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1786
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1792
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1612
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1778
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1884
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1632
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1761
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1360
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2248
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1446
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1883
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2023
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1968
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2616
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2021
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2050
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2490
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2466
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2181
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554