Karaj vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$387
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2537
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
99
😀 Quality of life
55
81
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.54M

The cost of living in Karaj is 41% less expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 6734th and 4340th ($736 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 26th 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 Kawasaki. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 5911th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Kawasaki

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Karaj Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$15204

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116