Doha vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$217
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
76
😀 Quality of life
79
55
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.59M

The cost of living in Doha is 170% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 2137th and 6851st ($1872 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Qatar and Iran, respectively. Check Qatar vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 501st and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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