Karaj vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$387
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
28
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
1.59M
846K

The cost of living in Karaj is 76% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6734th and 8918th ($736 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Nepal, respectively. Check Iran vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5911th and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Kathmandu

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Karaj Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$3409

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$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

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$341
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$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
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$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
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$280
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$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361