Karaj vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$387
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
76
43
😀 Quality of life
55
75
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.99M

The cost of living in Karaj is 47% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6734th and 3893rd ($736 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Kuwait, respectively. Check Iran vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5911th and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$6378

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
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$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502