Hiroshima vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$372
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$217
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
76
😀 Quality of life
71
55
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 38% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5644th and 6851st ($954 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th and 12th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 2347th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$2.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

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