Karaj vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$393
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
76
96
😀 Quality of life
55
73
🏙️ Population
1.59M
12.5M

The cost of living in Karaj is 32% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6851st and 5167th ($693 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 5919th and 1608th 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
$3.22
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$651
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$647
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$655
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$654
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$653
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$651
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$616
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$655
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$700
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$655
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$653
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$636
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$633
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$619
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$616
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$595
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$546
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$454
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$519
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$434
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$547
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$530
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$640
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$561
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$558
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$456
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$451
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$656
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$436
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$502
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$661
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517