Edinburgh vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$242
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
75
😀 Quality of life
93
60
🏙️ Population
488K
1.59M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 235% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1221st and 7267th ($2331 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 77th and 5965th 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
$22.7
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$833

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546