Karaj vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$1452
🏠 One person rent
$387
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$391
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$216
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
46
😀 Quality of life
55
50
🏙️ Population
1.59M
3M

The cost of living in Karaj is 45% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6734th and 8574th ($736 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 84th in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Ranked 2nd vs 3rd best cities to live in Iran, and 5911th vs 6227th 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
$3.99
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$618

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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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$515
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$521
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$524
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1553
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1584
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$510
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1503
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1541
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$512
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$574
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$598
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$685
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$414
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$580
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$431
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$658
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$552
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1535
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$484
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$458
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$557
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$476
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$392
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$573
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$665
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$464
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$680
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$651
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$681
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$714
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$507
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$710
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$788