Karaj vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$396
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2321
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
62
76
🏙️ Population
1.59M
298K

The cost of living in Karaj is 49% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7388th and 4453rd ($684 vs $1340) 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 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5635th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Manama

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Karaj Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$10985

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521