Karaj vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$3476
🏠 One person rent
$397
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1240
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1981
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
60
77
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.99M

The cost of living in Karaj is 52% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7267th and 4189th ($696 vs $1461) 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 1.4 months in Kuwait City. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 5965th and 1096th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Kuwait City

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Karaj Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$831
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$7223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$79.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$341
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$8046

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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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$711
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$707
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$556
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$698
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$551
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$571
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$664
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$492
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$465
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$546
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$489
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$476
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$581
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$823
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$574
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$569
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$523
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$487
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1037
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$627
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$931
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$475
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1309
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1192
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1109
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$565
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$554
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$570
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$546
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$547
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$479