Charlotte vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$217
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	76
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	875K	1.59M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 291% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 361st and 6851st ($2710 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 12th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 191st and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Karaj

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	Charlotte	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$882

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2350
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2223
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2287
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1935
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2218
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2073
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2153
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2112
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2094
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1573
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1902
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1932
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2139
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2084
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2052
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2082
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2190
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$1855
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2181
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1991
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2184
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1949
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1888
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2236
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2664
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2119
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2105
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2119

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$647
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$651
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$647
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$655
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$654
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$653
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$616
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$636
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$700
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$655
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$653
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$636
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$619
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$583
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$616
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$595
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$546
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$454
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$519
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$434
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$530
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$640
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$561
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$456
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$451
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$656
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$436
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$502
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$661
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$550