Karaj vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$704
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$399
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$172
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.7
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$246
$881
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
61
73
🏙️ Population
1.59M
13.3M

The cost of living in Karaj is 51% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7072nd and 4141st ($704 vs $1438) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5808th and 2664th 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
$3.94
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.54
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.1
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.83%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1256
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$541
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.35
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$836
$15272

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$640
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$637
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$638
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$641
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$635
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$624
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$598
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$623
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$684
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$628
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$622
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$607
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$604
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$598
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$588
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$582
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$503
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$448
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$530
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$497
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$472
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$643
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$515
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$542
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$538
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$426
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$430
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$457
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$494
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$658
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$540

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$914
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$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772