Hanoi vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$282
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$746
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$481
$217
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
76
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
8.25M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 9% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7372nd and 6851st ($631 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 4592nd and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hanoi Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.09
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2514
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.29
$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.77
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.55
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13775
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$524
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$557
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$549
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$562
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$504
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$517
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$605
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$590
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$566
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$571
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$573
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$543
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$575
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$568
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$554
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$568
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$547
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$574
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$638
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1184
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$735
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$611
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$567
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$573
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$777
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$806
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$620
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1233
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$552
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$612
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$500
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$596
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$831
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$857
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$588
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$422

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550