Karaj vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$392
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1781
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
24
😀 Quality of life
55
78
🏙️ Population
1.59M
586K

The cost of living in Karaj is 51% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6711th and 3616th ($741 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 27th 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 18th in Spain, while ranked 5889th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$14939

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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
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429