Karaj vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$392
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
76
91
😀 Quality of life
55
92
🏙️ Population
1.59M
548K

The cost of living in Karaj is 65% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6711th and 1500th ($741 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 53rd in Iran and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Iran vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5889th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Manchester

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Karaj Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$6.48
 Cappuccino
$1.14
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$17390

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Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$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
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761