Karaj vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$392
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
7
😀 Quality of life
55
61
🏙️ Population
1.59M
133K

The cost of living in Karaj is 43% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6711th and 4342nd ($741 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Iran and Maldives, respectively. Check Iran vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.8 months in Male. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5889th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Male

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Karaj Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$3225

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$706
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$701
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$708
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$659
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$716
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$690
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$797
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$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
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$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
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$675
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$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
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$627
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$542
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$472
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$550
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$468
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$578
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$564
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$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
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$462
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$474
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$453
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$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
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$564
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$559

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$1515
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$331
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$289
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$250
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$280
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$316
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$394
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$368
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$306
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$549
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$636
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$298
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$492
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$484
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$437
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$428
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$499
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$287
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$355
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$350
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$334
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$340
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$435
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$304
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$561
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$306
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$338
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$324
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$289
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$325
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$330
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$433
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$534
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$298
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$578
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$310
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$378
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$346
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$352