Karaj vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3228
🏠 One person rent
$387
$851
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1438
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
24
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
1.59M
592K

The cost of living in Karaj is 49% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6734th and 3759th ($736 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 5911th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$3.66
 Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$9532

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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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1415
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1347
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1178
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2040
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1316
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$945
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$893
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1395
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$895
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1164
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2087
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1201
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1041
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$889
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1141
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1073
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$930
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1196
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1100
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1197
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1164
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$517
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1255
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$679
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1220
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1359
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1316
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1358
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1170
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1165
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$801
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$449