Gaziantep vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gaziantep	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$288	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$565	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	76
😀 Quality of life	40	55
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.59M

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 22% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7931st and 6734th ($577 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 5th in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Gaziantep compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Gaziantep ranked 56th best city to live in Turkey vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6919th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaziantep vs Karaj

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	Gaziantep	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.71	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$400	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$449	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.4	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.72%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1299	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$411	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.9	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.84	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.94	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$3.28	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.9	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12119	$823

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Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$581
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$570
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$523
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$537
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$509
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$403
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$644
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$582
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$614
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$578
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$489
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$587
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$585
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$598
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$544
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$597
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$712
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$462
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$603
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$688
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$417
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$645
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$759
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$672
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$606
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$699
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$664
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$456
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$621
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$698
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$600
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$618
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$948

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