Karaj vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$392
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
76
30
😀 Quality of life
55
25
🏙️ Population
1.59M
42.7K

The cost of living in Karaj is 39% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6711th and 8393rd ($741 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th 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 5889th and 8584th 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
$3.5
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$8360

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$697
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$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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$571
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$745
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$482
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$493
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$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
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$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545