Kabul vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$474
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1052
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$203
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$302
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$245
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
76
😀 Quality of life
14
55
🏙️ Population
4.27M
1.59M

The cost of living in Kabul is 36% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8769th and 6734th ($474 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Afghanistan and Iran, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 9071st and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.38
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.34
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$90
$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.54%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$404
$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$202
$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.12
$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.97
$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.15
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.2
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.4
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.2
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1356
$823

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$346
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$394
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$366
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$364
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$382
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$442
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$401
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$414
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$458
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$593
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$605
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$354
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$468
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$389
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$273
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$342
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$306
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$373
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$354
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$266
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$392
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$305
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$361
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$281
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$374
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$321
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554