Damascus vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$225
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$217
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
76
😀 Quality of life
36
55
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.59M

The cost of living in Damascus is 16% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7822nd and 6851st ($583 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 7665th and 5919th 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
$4.03
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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