Karaj vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$399
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$1982
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
46
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
1.59M
298K

The cost of living in Karaj is 43% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7072nd and 4625th ($704 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Bahrain, respectively. Check Iran vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5808th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.94
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534