Karaj vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1507
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$396
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.2
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
1.59M
13.3M

The cost of living in Karaj is 59% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7388th and 3277th ($684 vs $1678) 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 0.4 months in Karaj compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5635th and 2774th 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
$3.49
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.5
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.99
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.59
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.08
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.17
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.6
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.52
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.63%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.05
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.86
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.74
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.51
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.8
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.21
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$826
$20160

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$616
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$613
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$614
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$614
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$611
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$587
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$572
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$590
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$638
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$584
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$584
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$570
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$570
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$563
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$557
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$565
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$504
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$516
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$359
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$461
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$447
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$612
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$487
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$523
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$536
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$401
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$408
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$439
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$456
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$664
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$484

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$1084
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$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749