Karaj vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$397
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
75
42
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.42M

The cost of living in Karaj is 39% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7267th and 4940th ($696 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Muscat. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 5965th and 2105th 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
$3.36
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$10792

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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
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465