Harare vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1015
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$415
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
75
😀 Quality of life
48
62
🏙️ Population
2.15M
1.59M

The cost of living in Harare is 48% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5463rd and 7388th ($1015 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Zimbabwe and Iran, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 6892nd and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Karaj

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Harare Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.57
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.99
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.9
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.66
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.3
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8948
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$780
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$755
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$629
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$727
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$677
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$754
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$565
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$840
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$875
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$792
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$632
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$849
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$952
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$495
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$925
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$489
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$456
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$632
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$452
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$813
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$494
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$516
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$692
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$691
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1304
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1602
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$549
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$590
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1378
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$559
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$615
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1166
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$522
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1125
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$965
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1132
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$1029
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$875

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484