Doha vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1849
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4110
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
76
😀 Quality of life
82
61
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.59M

The cost of living in Doha is 163% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 2509th and 7072nd ($1849 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Qatar and Iran, respectively. Check Qatar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 608th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1391
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$974
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2548
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84.5
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5456
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3618
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.26
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.94
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.09
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$118
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$825
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11426
$836

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$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889

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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