Jerusalem vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1746
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$617
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$251
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	76
😀 Quality of life	84	55
🏙️ Population	936K	1.59M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 175% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 1770th and 6711th ($2037 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 9th in Israel and Iran, respectively. Check Israel vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 358th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Karaj

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	Jerusalem	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$886

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

Cities near Karaj

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