Karaj vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karaj	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$387	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	98
😀 Quality of life	55	90
🏙️ Population	1.59M	3.42M

The cost of living in Karaj is 59% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6734th and 2443rd ($736 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Iran and Spain, respectively. Check Iran vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5911th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Madrid

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	Karaj	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.1	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.55	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.2	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1254	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$628	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.56	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.76	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$823	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522