Crete vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1144
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2828
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$446
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
76
😀 Quality of life
60
55
🏙️ Population
623K
1.59M

The cost of living in Crete is 65% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4581st and 6851st ($1144 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 12th in Greece and Iran, respectively. Check Greece vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Crete compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Crete ranked 17th best city to live in Greece vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 5333rd and 5919th 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
$29
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$3.89
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$860
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.26%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3523
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2157
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.86
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.84
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.79
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.14
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.62
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$11
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4341
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1015
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1169
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1738
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$1974
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$844
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1475
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1235
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1097
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1058
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1287
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1137
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1047
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1172
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1467
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1038
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1129
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$785
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$403
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$647
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1186
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1086
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$402
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$774
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$541
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$825
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$576
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$829
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$544
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1037
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$647

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