Karaj vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$875
🏠 One person rent
$396
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
73
😀 Quality of life
62
61
🏙️ Population
1.59M
4.5M

The cost of living in Karaj is 89% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 7388th and 9031st ($684 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th in Iran and India, respectively. Check Iran vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 5635th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Kolkata

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Karaj Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$1762

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289