Dallas vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$245
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	76
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.59M

The cost of living in Dallas is 236% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 837th and 6734th ($2471 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd and 5th 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 130th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Karaj

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	Dallas	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$823

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

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