Johannesburg vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$696
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$522
$397
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
75
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.59M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 68% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4839th and 7267th ($1171 vs $696) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in South Africa and Iran, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 5190th and 5965th 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
$11.5
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$8.73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$5.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
22.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$1252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$94.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$25
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$833

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$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