Chicago vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Chicago | Karaj | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Chicago is 260% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 483rd and 6711th ($2667 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 9th 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 Chicago compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 20th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Chicago vs Karaj
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| Chicago | Karaj | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Chicago
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 7 mi |  Cicero | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Berwyn | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Oak Park | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Elmwood Park | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Maywood | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Evanston | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Skokie | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Burbank | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Melrose Park | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Oak Lawn | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Morton Grove | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Niles | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Park Ridge | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Wilmette | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Blue Island | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Elmhurst | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Glenview | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Des Plaines | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Dolton | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Villa Park | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Harvey | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | East Chicago | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Westmont | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Calumet | |
| 31 km or 20 mi | South Holland | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Lombard | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hammond | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Oak Forest | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Northbrook | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Mount Prospect | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Darien | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Elk Grove Village | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Downers Grove | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Orland Park | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Lansing | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Glen Ellyn | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Highland Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Munster | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Tinley Park | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Wheeling |
Cities near Karaj
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi |  Mohammadshahr | |
| 9.9 km or 6.2 mi | Kamal Shahr | |
| 10 km or 6.5 mi | Fardis | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Andisheh | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Qods | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Malard | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Shahriar | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Nasimshahr | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Nazarabad | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Eslamshahr | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Robat Karim | |
| 43 km or 26 mi | Tehran | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Golestan | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Ray | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Qarchak | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Pakdasht | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Pardis | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Khak-e Ali | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Varamin | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Qazvin | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Saveh | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Qom | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Amol | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Babol | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Lahijan | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Qaem Shahr | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Rasht | |
| 205 km or 128 mi | Sari | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Kashan | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Semnan | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Arak | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Zanjan | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Hamadan | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Malayer | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Borujerd | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Dorud | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Shahin Shahr | |
| 334 km or 208 mi | Gorgan | |
| 350 km or 218 mi | Khomeyni Shahr | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Khorramabad |