Gimhae vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gimhae	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2505	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$320	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2363	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	76
😀 Quality of life	71	55
🏙️ Population	534K	1.59M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 30% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5742nd and 6734th ($959 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 5th in South Korea and Iran, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Gimhae ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1960th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Karaj

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	Gimhae	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7020	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5956	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.4	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.74	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$823

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$998
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1030
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$983
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1054
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$988
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$992
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$977
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$903
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$989
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1059
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$987
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1000
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$880
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$979
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$854
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$964
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1101
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$902
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$992
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$970
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$977
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$937
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$959
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1019
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1012
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$936
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1019
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1038

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