Karaj vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$392
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
55
64
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.95M

The cost of living in Karaj is 7% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6711th and 6450th ($741 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Iran and Ukraine, respectively. Check Iran vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5889th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Kyiv

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Karaj Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$7166

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Distance City Cost of living
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$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563