Karaj vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$393
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
76
44
😀 Quality of life
55
68
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.42M

The cost of living in Karaj is 38% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6851st and 4635th ($693 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Iran and Oman, respectively. Check Iran vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5919th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Muscat

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Karaj Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.22
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.3
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$1.13
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.29
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.8
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.59
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.41%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$710
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.9
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.96
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.09
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.51
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.94
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$32
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$882
$8464

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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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646