Hanoi vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$342
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$242
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
75
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
8.72M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hanoi is 0.9% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 7229th and 7267th ($702 vs $696) 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 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 5251st and 5965th 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
$2.02
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546