Karaj vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$393
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$2188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
44
😀 Quality of life
55
70
🏙️ Population
1.59M
157K

The cost of living in Karaj is 50% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6851st and 3950th ($693 vs $1375) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 5919th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$10676

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604