Karaj vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$696
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1558
$1994
🏠 One person rent
$397
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.4
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$242
$208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
67
😀 Quality of life
60
58
🏙️ Population
1.59M
5.55M

The cost of living in Karaj is 13% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7267th and 6763rd ($696 vs $797) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 5965th and 6139th 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
$3.36
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$39.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$397
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.73
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$39.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.27
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.67%
15.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1252
$1677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.02
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$6.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$5.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$19.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$833
$9106

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Distance City Cost of living
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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810