Karaj vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$392
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
62
😀 Quality of life
55
51
🏙️ Population
1.59M
3.38M

The cost of living in Karaj is 88% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6711th and 8996th ($741 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 43rd in Iran and India, respectively. Check Iran vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 5889th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Lucknow

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Karaj Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$1788

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$329
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321