Dubai vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$217
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
76
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.59M

The cost of living in Dubai is 222% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1218th and 6851st ($2229 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 189th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Karaj

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Dubai Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$882

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$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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