Can Tho vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Can Tho	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$454	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1565	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$159	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$187	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.5	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$164	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	18	76
😀 Quality of life	32	55
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.59M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 38% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8845th and 6734th ($454 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 5th in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Can Tho ranked 17th best city to live in Vietnam vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 7871st and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Karaj

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	Can Tho	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.58	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$0.99	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$787	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.4	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.43	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2437	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.37	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.79	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.6	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.87	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.7	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7085	$823

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777

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