Jeddah vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1155
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2694
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$541
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$841
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$172
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2303
$246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
76
😀 Quality of life
79
61
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.59M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 64% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4809th and 7072nd ($1155 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 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 894th and 5808th 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
$6.64
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$8.54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$13.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
22.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2007
$1256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.34
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.72
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$393
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6703
$836

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$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1182
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$918
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$903
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$911
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$940
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$500
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$862
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$499
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$860
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1116
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$533
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$348
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$498
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$967
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$825
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$971
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1069
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$365
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$428
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$346
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1627
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$354
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$560
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$498
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$826
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$517
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$925
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$499
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$398
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$769
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$879
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$500

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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