Karaj vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$396
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
62
77
🏙️ Population
1.59M
2.99M

The cost of living in Karaj is 52% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 7388th and 4191st ($684 vs $1437) 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 0.4 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 5635th and 1006th 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
$3.49
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$9163

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451