Karaj vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$392
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ 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 33% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 6711th and 4893rd ($741 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 5889th and 3189th 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
$3.5
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$8649

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7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548