Izmir vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$437	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	76
😀 Quality of life	68	55
🏙️ Population	2.95M	1.59M

The cost of living in Izmir is 23% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5990th and 6734th ($909 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th in Turkey and Iran, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 3369th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Karaj

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	Izmir	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$823

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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