Karaj vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Karaj	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$741	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1746	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$392	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	1.59M	3.9M

The cost of living in Karaj is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6711th and 72nd ($741 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 59th 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 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5889th and 47th 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	$3.5	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.14	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$398	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.41	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$12.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.52	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$704	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.71	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.2	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.75	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.97	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$886	$28613

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Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$693
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$699
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$696
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$706
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$701
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$708
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$706
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$659
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$716
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$690
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$797
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$722
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$720
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$693
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$689
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$675
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$615
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$673
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$627
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$542
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$472
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$550
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$468
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$578
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$559
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$670
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$607
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$462
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$474
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$453
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$470
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$513
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$518
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$689
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$559

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754