Karaj vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Karaj	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1507	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$396	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.2	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	75	99
😀 Quality of life	62	93
🏙️ Population	1.59M	3.9M

The cost of living in Karaj is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7388th and 62nd ($684 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 47th in Iran and the United States, respectively. Check Iran vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5635th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Los Angeles

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	Karaj	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.5	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$397	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.17	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.6	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$4.52	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.63%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1258	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$541	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.74	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.51	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.8	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.21	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$826	$23685

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Cities near Karaj

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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000