Karaj vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$397
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$4328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
60
100
🏙️ Population
1.59M
5.35M

The cost of living in Karaj is 72% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7267th and 893rd ($696 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Iran and Australia, respectively. Check Iran vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5965th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Melbourne

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Karaj Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$26129

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Cities near Karaj

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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172