Karaj vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$392
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
76
62
😀 Quality of life
55
67
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.99M

The cost of living in Karaj is 3% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 6711th and 6834th ($741 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Iran and Belarus, respectively. Check Iran vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5889th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karaj Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$10290

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795