Johannesburg vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1507
🏠 One person rent
$547
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$32.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$420
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
75
😀 Quality of life
60
62
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.59M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 76% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 4745th and 7388th ($1204 vs $684) 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.4 months in Karaj. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 5850th and 5635th 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
$12.2
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$8.17
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$12.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$4.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.88%
22.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$777
$541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.38
$2.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$4.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$9.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.1
$0.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.59
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$79.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$6.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5103
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484