Karaj vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1758
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$387
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
76
68
😀 Quality of life
55
59
🏙️ Population
1.59M
5.55M

The cost of living in Karaj is 3% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6734th and 6622nd ($736 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Kenya, respectively. Check Iran vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5911th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Nairobi

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Karaj Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.99
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.1
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.55
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.2
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.95
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.34%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1254
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$628
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.56
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.76
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.5
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.32
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$823
$7984

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$688
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$684
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$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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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$589
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$408
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$500
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$541
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$594
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$771
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785