Hiroshima vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$335
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$245
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
76
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 19% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6156th and 6734th ($878 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 5th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 218th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$823

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

Cities near Karaj

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