Edinburgh vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
88
75
😀 Quality of life
92
62
🏙️ Population
488K
1.59M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 236% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1307th and 7388th ($2295 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 83rd and 5635th 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
$22.3
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$826

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484