Himeji vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3908
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$536
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1850
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2240
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
76
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
528K
1.59M

The cost of living in Himeji is 60% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4535th and 6734th ($1181 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 50th and 5th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Himeji ranked 224th best city to live in Japan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1836th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Karaj

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Himeji Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.55
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$3.23
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2664
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5545
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3543
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.05
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$2.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.68
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.94
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.5
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16359
$823

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HimejiKaraj

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1075
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1076
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1064
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1110
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1057
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1073
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1042
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1040
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1049
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1158
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$985
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1156
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1107
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1048
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$991
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1157
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$949
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1041
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1049
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1027
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1212
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$937
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1072
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1045
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1011
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1062
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1111
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1056
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$978
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1063

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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