Jacksonville vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jacksonville	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2192	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5144	$1507
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2197	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$648	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3945	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	75
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	950K	1.59M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 221% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1499th and 7388th ($2192 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Jacksonville ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 325th and 5635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Karaj

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	Jacksonville	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.1	$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$0.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1004	$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2511	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1805	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2350	$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2047	$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.1	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.08	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.44	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.92	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.94	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.5	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1309	$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11918	$826

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$619
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$616
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$613
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$614
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$614
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$611
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$587
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$572
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$590
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$577
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$638
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$584
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$584
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$570
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$570
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$563
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$533
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$557
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$565
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$504
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$448
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$516
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$359
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$461
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$447
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$612
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$487
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$523
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$536
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$401
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$439
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$456
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$469
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$664
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$484