Johannesburg vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$403	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$29.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	76
😀 Quality of life	61	55
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.59M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 31% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 5921st and 6851st ($908 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 5184th and 5919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Karaj

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	Johannesburg	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$2.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$8.29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$7.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	21.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$1158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$2.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$0.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$882

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$647
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$651
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$647
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$655
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$654
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$653
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$616
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$636
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$700
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$655
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$653
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$636
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$619
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$583
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$616
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$595
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$546
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$454
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$519
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$434
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$533
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$530
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$640
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$561
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$456
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$451
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$656
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$436
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$502
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$661
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$550