Doha vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1779
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4033
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2017
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3416
$245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
76
😀 Quality of life
80
55
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.59M

The cost of living in Doha is 142% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 2449th and 6734th ($1779 vs $736) 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 1.9 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 562nd and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Karaj

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Doha Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.28
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1393
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2490
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1664
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.8
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.84%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4779
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3550
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.25
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11200
$823

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$1709
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$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554