Karaj vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$392
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
20
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.41M

The cost of living in Karaj is 13% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6711th and 6257th ($741 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5889th and 3833rd 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
$3.5
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$7706

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934