Jeddah vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$584
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
75
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 74% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4757th and 7267th ($1209 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 990th and 5965th 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
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$833

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$906
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$893
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$902
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$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546