Karaj vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$397
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1020
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
1.59M
13.3M

The cost of living in Karaj is 56% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7267th and 3728th ($696 vs $1585) 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 5965th and 3206th 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
$3.36
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$17546

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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
$637
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$639
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$629
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$631
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$631
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$627
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$601
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$595
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$602
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$639
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$592
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$591
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$586
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$583
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$575
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$571
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$586
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$512
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$455
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$531
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$372
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$494
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$461
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$635
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$516
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$535
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$542
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$425
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$428
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$460
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$499
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$659
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791