Karaj vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Karaj Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$387
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$555
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
76
13
😀 Quality of life
55
20
🏙️ Population
1.59M
989K

The cost of living in Karaj is 25% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6734th and 7807th ($736 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Malawi, respectively. Check Iran vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 5911th and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Karaj vs Lilongwe infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Karaj vs Lilongwe

Prices for goods and services in Karaj and Lilongwe are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Karaj Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$2351

Cost of living in other countries

KarajLilongwe

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$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

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688