Karaj vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$2558
🏠 One person rent
$399
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$810
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$2002
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
61
81
🏙️ Population
1.59M
594K

The cost of living in Karaj is 31% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 7072nd and 5371st ($704 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 306th 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 2 months in Kawaguchi. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 5808th and 694th 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
$3.94
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$15648

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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
$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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$972
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1024
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$975
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1039
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$997
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$961
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$994
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1116
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$990
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$998
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1066