Damascus vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$315
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
28
76
😀 Quality of life
39
61
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.59M

The cost of living in Damascus is 5% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7287th and 7072nd ($671 vs $704) 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 0.3 months in Karaj. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 7834th and 5808th 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
$7.99
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540