Karaj vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$392
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
28
😀 Quality of life
55
45
🏙️ Population
1.59M
846K

The cost of living in Karaj is 67% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6711th and 8885th ($741 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5889th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$1.71
🥤 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
$291
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330