Chennai vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$152	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	76
😀 Quality of life	66	55
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.59M

The cost of living in Chennai is 42% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8897th and 6734th ($430 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in India and Iran, respectively. Check India vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 4021st and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Karaj

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	Chennai	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$823

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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