Karaj vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$387
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
55
74
🏙️ Population
1.59M
13.1M

The cost of living in Karaj is 41% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6734th and 4359th ($736 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Russia, respectively. Check Iran vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5911th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Moscow

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Karaj Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$12252

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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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Distance City Cost of living
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$786
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$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592