Damascus vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$323
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
29
75
😀 Quality of life
40
62
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.59M

The cost of living in Damascus is 3% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7245th and 7388th ($706 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Syria and Iran, respectively. Check Syria vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 7855th and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Karaj

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Damascus Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484