Karaj vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$387
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
46
😀 Quality of life
55
74
🏙️ Population
1.59M
298K

The cost of living in Karaj is 42% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6734th and 4263rd ($736 vs $1280) 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 1.8 months in Manama. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 5911th and 1311th 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
$3.99
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$9896

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514