Karaj vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$985
🏠 One person rent
$387
$116
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$144
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
62
😀 Quality of life
55
52
🏙️ Population
1.59M
3.38M

The cost of living in Karaj is 101% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6734th and 9042nd ($736 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 56th 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 1.2 months in Lucknow. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 5911th and 6090th 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
$3.99
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$1654

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Kanpur
$315
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$314
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$384
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$297
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$288
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$370
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$300
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$329
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$308
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$328
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$368
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$353
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$296
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$307
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$283
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$309
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$391
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$321
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$342
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$368
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$386
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$425
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$294
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$510
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$278
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$536
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$289
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$316
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$341
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$349
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$419
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$274
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$299
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$372
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$283
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$331
487 km or 303 mi Rohtak
$265
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$292