Hanoi vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1681
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$302
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$371
$246
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
76
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
8.44M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 7% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7418th and 7072nd ($652 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Vietnam and Iran, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5259th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Karaj

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Hanoi Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.2
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.69
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.3%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3417
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2001
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.6
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.89
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.72
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.8
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.27
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11154
$836

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$558
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$558
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$569
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$461
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$570
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$556
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$562
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$559
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$568
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$551
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$568
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$529
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$560
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$579
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$539
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$590
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$563
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$552
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$652
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$483
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1139
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$693
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$560
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$574
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$790
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$726
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$677
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1152
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$758
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$586
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$578
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$574
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$780
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$773
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$577
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$372

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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540