Karaj vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$397
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$2014
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
1.59M
594K

The cost of living in Karaj is 34% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 7267th and 5298th ($696 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd in Iran and Japan, respectively. Check Iran vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 5965th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Kawaguchi

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Karaj Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$15104

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115