Karaj vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1301
🏠 One person rent
$397
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
60
56
🏙️ Population
1.59M
3M

The cost of living in Karaj is 40% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7267th and 8726th ($696 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 72nd in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Ranked 2nd vs 4th best cities to live in Iran, and 5965th vs 6291st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Mashhad

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Karaj Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$238
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$8.43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
20.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$45.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$627

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Cities near Karaj

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639