Dubai vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$245
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
76
😀 Quality of life
87
55
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.59M

The cost of living in Dubai is 223% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 989th and 6734th ($2379 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.7 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 288th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$823

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

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