Jeddah vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$511
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
76
😀 Quality of life
75
55
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 51% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4828th and 6711th ($1123 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 1110th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Karaj

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Jeddah Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$886

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$940
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$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559