Calgary vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
75
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.59M

The cost of living in Calgary is 207% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1759th and 7388th ($2095 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 0.4 months in Karaj. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 187th and 5635th 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
$19.1
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484