Karaj vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$393
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
76
28
😀 Quality of life
55
48
🏙️ Population
1.59M
846K

The cost of living in Karaj is 52% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6851st and 8752nd ($693 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 5919th and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$3189

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328