Karaj vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$387
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
76
43
😀 Quality of life
55
70
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.42M

The cost of living in Karaj is 32% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6734th and 4892nd ($736 vs $1090) 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 5911th and 2404th 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
$3.99
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$10296

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$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
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$698
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$693
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$698
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$697
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$645
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$700
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$788
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$714
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$710
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$681
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$680
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$665
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$651
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$618
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$574
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$488
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$557
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$458
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$552
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$534
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$658
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$562
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$580
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$455
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$466
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$443
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$469
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$505
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$685
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$554

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$967
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$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
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$1239
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$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
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$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551