Edinburgh vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
76
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
488K
1.59M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 191% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1491st and 6734th ($2140 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Iran, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 34th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Karaj

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Edinburgh Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$823

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

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