Damascus vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$271
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
25
76
😀 Quality of life
32
55
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.59M

The cost of living in Damascus is 9% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7105th and 6711th ($672 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 7854th and 5889th 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
$5.04
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$886

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559