Crete vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$647
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
75
😀 Quality of life
64
60
🏙️ Population
623K
1.59M

The cost of living in Crete is 95% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4439th and 7267th ($1360 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 24th best city to live in Greece vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 5413th and 5965th 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
$15.4
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$4
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$2.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$833

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22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546