Karaj vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$392
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$228
😷 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 38% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6711th and 8365th ($741 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 71st 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 5889th vs 6193rd 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
$3.5
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$612

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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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797