Karaj vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$396
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
29
😀 Quality of life
62
47
🏙️ Population
1.59M
846K

The cost of living in Karaj is 61% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 7388th and 8916th ($684 vs $424) 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 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5635th and 6934th 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
$3.49
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$4078

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339