Karaj vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$1087
🏠 One person rent
$399
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$214
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$69.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$253
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
28
😀 Quality of life
61
51
🏙️ Population
1.59M
846K

The cost of living in Karaj is 65% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7072nd and 8921st ($704 vs $427) 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 5808th and 6559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$84.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$284
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$19
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$8.19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$1810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$3.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$58.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$75.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$3066

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$293
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$328
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
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$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348