Indianapolis vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$399
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	76
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	888K	1.59M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 238% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1089th and 7072nd ($2382 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 5th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 186th and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Karaj

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	Indianapolis	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$836

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

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