Damascus vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$310
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
75
😀 Quality of life
40
60
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.59M

The cost of living in Damascus is 3% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7406th and 7267th ($675 vs $696) 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 7899th and 5965th 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
$9.24
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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