Karaj vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$397
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
23
😀 Quality of life
60
69
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.41M

The cost of living in Karaj is 40% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7267th and 4849th ($696 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5965th and 4347th 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
$3.36
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010