Hiroshima vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$336
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
76
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.59M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 25% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6313th and 7072nd ($883 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 5th in Japan and Iran, respectively. Check Japan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 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 266th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.95
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.7
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$836

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

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
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540