Karaj vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$3325
🏠 One person rent
$393
$839
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1454
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1990
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
24
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
1.59M
579K

The cost of living in Karaj is 52% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6851st and 3666th ($693 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 25th 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 1.4 months in Malaga. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 5919th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Malaga

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Karaj Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$11601

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Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1357
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1321
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1251
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1774
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1343
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$917
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1254
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1314
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1063
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1174
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2056
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1199
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2299
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1207
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1178
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$932
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1214
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1091
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1124
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1162
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$963
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1119
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1056
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1202
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1182
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$905
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$504
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1289
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1174
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$661
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1206
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1129
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1283
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1159
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$947
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1158
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$827
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$457