Karaj vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$393
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
76
30
😀 Quality of life
55
29
🏙️ Population
1.59M
42.7K

The cost of living in Karaj is 43% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6851st and 8601st ($693 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 5th in Iran and Kenya, respectively. Check Iran vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 5919th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Meru

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Karaj Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.13
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$6789

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$650
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$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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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539