Crete vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1186
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2974
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$532
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$1056
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
76
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
623K
1.59M

The cost of living in Crete is 60% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4641st and 6711th ($1186 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 9th in Greece and Iran, respectively. Check Greece vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Crete ranked 6th best city to live in Greece vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1944th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Karaj

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Crete Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.9
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.08
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$2.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.9
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3997
$886

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22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1137
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1120
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1257
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1769
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1956
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$868
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1528
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1257
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1143
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1123
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1366
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1146
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1054
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1228
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1459
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1095
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1106
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1005
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1077
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$408
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$743
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1198
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1148
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$407
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$741
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$638
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$892
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$663
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$876
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$600
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1080
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$612

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559