Karaj vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$5150
🏠 One person rent
$387
$1216
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$3902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
100
😀 Quality of life
55
100
🏙️ Population
1.59M
5.03M

The cost of living in Karaj is 66% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6734th and 1365th ($736 vs $2194) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5911th 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
$3.99
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$8.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$19705

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963