Karaj vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$396
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$295
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$252
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
62
56
🏙️ Population
1.59M
3M

The cost of living in Karaj is 42% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 7388th and 8757th ($684 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 61st in Iran.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Ranked 2nd vs 4th best cities to live in Iran, and 5635th vs 6229th 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
$3.49
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$8.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$13
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
21.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$4.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$1.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$24.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$46.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$629

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$469
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$475
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$483
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$483
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1846
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1898
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$466
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1726
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1864
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$556
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$542
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$561
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$664
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$470
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$523
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$439
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$612
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$525
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1840
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$500
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$359
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$516
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$469
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$475
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$517
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$563
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$700
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$570
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$557
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$570
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$584
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$558
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$584
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$638