Karaj vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$393
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
20
😀 Quality of life
55
52
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.18M

The cost of living in Karaj is 22% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6851st and 6017th ($693 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 15th in Iran and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iran vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5919th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Medina

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Karaj Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964